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How popular is the name Eliza?
Births per year, rank history and how many Elizas are alive today.
Eliza (female) is a shortened form of the name Elizabeth. Although Eliza itself was given to 702 babies in England and Wales in 2024 (ranked 63rd as a registered name), most Elizas are registered as Elizabeth, which ranked 62nd in 2024 with 706 babies.
Counting everyone registered as Elizabeth or Eliza, the Eliza you are most likely to meet is around 72 years old. Half of all Elizas born in England and Wales are between 34 and 75, and there are at least 260,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 56% chance that at least one of them will be called Eliza.
How many babies are named Eliza or Elizabeth each year?
Combined registrations of Elizabeth, Eliza. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Elizabeth rank as a registered name?
Where does Eliza rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Eliza short for Elizabeth?
Yes - Eliza is a shortened form of Elizabeth. Elizas are usually registered as Elizabeth at birth.
When was the name Eliza most popular?
The full name Elizabeth peaked in 1904, when around 13,000 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Eliza itself peaked as a registered name in 2017, with 1,248 babies.
How many people are called Eliza?
At least 260,000 people registered as Elizabeth or Eliza born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Eliza?
Most living Elizas are between 34 and 75; the most common age is about 72.
Is Eliza becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1904 peak.