Liz is a distinctive choice, ranked #1302 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Liz in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1302
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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Liz
Unlikely. With around 25 UK babies named Liz per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Liz in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Liz is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 740 places over the last five years to #1302 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
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 — 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..
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.
25
UK babies named Liz (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 740 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
Likely around 1 other Liz in the class
UK Popularity (2000–2024)
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
Elizabeth Larrieu Torres is an American actress, singer, and comedian. Torres is best known for her role as Mahalia Sanchez in the NBC comedy series The John Larroquette Show, for which she received two Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominations.
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. On her fiftieth day in office, she stepped down amid a government crisis, making her the shortest-serving prime minister in British history.
Elizabeth Murrill is an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Republican Party, she is serving as the 46th attorney general of Louisiana since January 2024.
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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. Watson was the Democratic nominee for the 2018 U.S.
Elizabeth (Liz) Snyder is an American Democratic politician. She was elected to the Alaska House of Representatives in the 2020 election to represent the 27th district, defeating Minority Leader of the House Lance Pruitt.