Liz is a distinctive choice, ranked #1639 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Liz in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1639
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About the Name Liz
Liz is currently at its most popular point on record, sitting at UK #1302. The name has climbed 740 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2000.
Liz is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Liz in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Liz
Liz Torres — Elizabeth Larrieu Torres is an American actress, singer, and comedian.
Liz Truss — Mary Elizabeth Truss is a British politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from September to October 2022.
Liz Murrill — Elizabeth Murrill is an American politician and lawyer.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Liz
Unlikely. With around 18 UK babies named Liz per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Liz in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Liz is rising: up 403 places since 2020, to #1,639 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #1,302 in 2024.
Liz is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Liz include: Liz Torres, Liz Truss and Liz Murrill. Short summaries for each appear below.
Liz does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Lizs in the wild.
18
UK babies named Liz (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 403 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Liz
Almost certainly the only Liz in the class
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UK Popularity (2000–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Liz
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Mary Elizabeth Truss is a British politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from September to October 2022.
Elizabeth Schoff Watson is an American labor attorney, former executive director of the Congressional Progressive Caucus Center, and a former Assistant Secretary of Labor for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs at the United States Department of Labor.