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Eliza

“Pledged to God; joyful” — Hebrew via English origin

Girl's name · #115 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Eliza has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #85 (1880) · 70,569 babies named Eliza all-time · 1 in 680 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #44 in Hungary (2025) · #50 in Poland (2025) · #65 in England & Wales (2025) · #99 in N. Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 50 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Elizas

• Eliza Dushku — American actress
• Eliza Orzeszkowa — Polish writer
• Eliza McCardle Johnson — First Lady of the United States from 1865 to 1869
• Eliza Taylor — Australian actress
• Eliza Scanlen — Australian actress (born 1999)

In stories & tradition

• Eliza Doolittle — Pygmalion · My Fair Lady
• Eliza Kercz — fictional human
• Eliza Shimizu — Bocchi the Rock!

What Elizas become

Among 527 notable people named Eliza:

Artists & writers appear 1.84× more often than among typical names — e.g. Eliza Orzeszkowa, Polish writer.

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