Eliza
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Eliza is a short form of Elizabeth, with Hebrew meanings such as “God is my oath,” “God’s promise,” or “pledged to God.”
Sources: Baby Names Made Easy, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 10,000 Baby Names
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Usage of Eliza in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Eliza against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Eliza is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Eliza in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 2,370 girls were named Eliza, making it the #115 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 70,569 girls have been named Eliza, with the most (2,484) in 2021. It is most common, relative to births, in Wyoming, Vermont and West Virginia.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Eliza in other languages
- Elisabeth Dutch, English, German, Norwegian, Swedish
- Elisa Catalan, Dutch, Italian, Spanish
- Elizabeth Dutch, English, French
- Elizabet Dutch, Hungarian
- Elize Dutch
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Eliza
There are 15 towns and villages with Eliza in their name, in 7 countries.
🇧🇷 Brazil 5🇺🇸 United States 4🇬🇾 Guyana 2🇧🇴 Bolivia 1🇨🇦 Canada 1🇱🇷 Liberia 1🇵🇷 Puerto Rico 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Eliza | Paraná, 🇧🇷 Brazil | – | Map |
| Eliza | Pomeroon-Supenaam, 🇬🇾 Guyana | – | Map |
| Eliza | Alabama, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Eliza | Louisiana, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Eliza | Illinois, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Lake Eliza | Alberta, 🇨🇦 Canada | – | Map |
| Lake Eliza | Indiana, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Santa Eliza | Santa Cruz Department, 🇧🇴 Bolivia | – | Map |
| Santa Eliza | Paraná, 🇧🇷 Brazil | – | Map |
| Sítio Eliza | Paraná, 🇧🇷 Brazil | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Eliza
There are 14 lakes and reservoirs with Eliza in their name, in 3 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 9🇨🇦 Canada 3🇦🇺 Australia 2
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| Eliza Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Eliza Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Eliza Lake | Michigan, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Eliza Lake | Michigan, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Eliza Lake | Michigan, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Eliza Lake | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Eliza Lake | Alaska, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Eliza Lake | Alaska, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Eliza | South Australia, 🇦🇺 Australia | Map |
| Lake Eliza | New South Wales, 🇦🇺 Australia | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Eliza songs
2 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Eliza in their title. The best known:
- Eliza's Aria
- Eliza – Sant'Anna Gomes
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Eliza
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Eliza.
Eliza Bennett
Eliza Coupe
Eliza Dushku
Eliza Taylor
Fictional characters named Eliza
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Eliza as a pet name
FurryName has found 53 dogs named Eliza in public pet registers, making it the #2,659 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Cambridge (3), Zurich (1), Playford (1). Eliza as a dog name →
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