Given name
Lizzy
“God is my oath”·“My God is bountiful”·“my God is bountiful”
In English use, Lizzy is an affectionate form of Elizabeth. “God is my oath” is the etymological interpretation given for Elisabeth, the same name in a different spelling. “My God is bountiful” is another recorded interpretation, but the two should be kept distinct rather than blended into one literal translation. Lizzy is a variant of Liza. In English use, Liza carries the interpretation “my God is bountiful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Lizzy is an affectionate form of Elizabeth. “God is my oath” is the etymological interpretation given for Elisabeth, the same name in a different spelling. “My God is bountiful” is another recorded interpretation, but the two should be kept distinct rather than blended into one literal translation. Lizzy is a variant of Liza. In English use, Liza carries the interpretation “my God is bountiful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Lizzy is an affectionate form of Elizabeth. Elizabeth is the usual English spelling of Elisabeth. The related biblical forms connect it with the Hebrew name Elisheba, borne by Aaron’s wife.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Lizzy is a diminutive of Elizabeth. In English use, Lizzy is an affectionate form of Elizabeth. The shared background comes through Elizabeth: English generally uses Elizabeth with a z, where many European languages retain Elisabeth with an s. Elisabeth is connected with Elisheba; its final element may have been reshaped through association with Hebrew shabbath, “sabbath.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1892. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Lizzy is an affectionate form of Elizabeth. The history of Elizabeth gives this family its wider story. The New Testament Elisabeth is the mother of John the Baptist. English royal associations include Elizabeth I and, in the twentieth century, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and her daughter Elizabeth II. Elizabeth’s familiar forms developed along several paths, including Eliza, Beth, Bess, Betty, Libby and Lizzie.
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Lizzy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 961
- 0 boys · 961 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 51 babies
- 2025
- 40
- #3,746 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +34%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 40 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,746 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 34.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,071 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lizzy’s family of names
In English usage, Lizzy is a diminutive of Elizabeth. Lizzy has a related form in Liza. Lizzy is an affectionate form of Elizabeth.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Lizzy
- Lizzy GreeneAmerican actressborn 2003
- Lizzy YarnoldBritish skeleton racerborn 1988
- Lizzy Mercier DesclouxFrench singer (1956-2004)
- Lizzy McAlpineAmerican singer-songwriterborn 1999
- Lizzy AnsinghDutch painter (1875-1959)
- Lizzy Lind af HagebyBritish activist, editor (1878–1963)
- Lizzy GardinerHollywood costume designer (born 1966)
- Lizzy HawkerBritish ultramarathon runnerborn 1976
- Lizzy van DorpDutch politician and economist, editor (1872–1945)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Lizzy, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Zara
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>99% girls
Elise
“my God is bountiful” · “God is my oath”
>99% girls
Sady
“princess; lady”
>99% girls
Elisa
“my God is bountiful” · “God is my oath”
>99% girls
Betsi
“God is my oath” · “My God is bountiful”
>99% girls
Sadie
“princess; lady” · “princess”
>99% girls
Lies
“God is my oath” · “My God is bountiful”
21% boys · 79% girls