Girls' name · since 1968
Lizza
Lizza has 55 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #33,914 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lizza sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 55 recorded since 1968.
Social Security Administration records show Lizza recorded 55 times among girls since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2009.
- #33,914 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 55 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lizza ranks #33,914 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 55 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #33,914 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lizza's 55 recorded births place it above 52.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Lizza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lizza's full recorded timeline at 1980, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lizza popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2009
- Peak year (1981)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Lizza by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (27 births, 49% of the file).
1980s was Lizza's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Lizza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
27 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 27 births (49% of all-time use).
Lizza by state
Where Lizza concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 9.1% |
5 of 55 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lizza's data
- Lizza's decade-level peak was the 1980s (27 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Lizzas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lizza: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~41 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1968–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lizza draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.