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Eliza

/ɪ.ˈlaɪ.zə/ (English)

1966. Named for Eliza Doolittle, a woman coached to pass as someone she was not. The first agent, and the first vintage name.

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ORIGIN

English (also Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Romanian, Hungarian, Georgian)

MEANING

Short form of Elizabeth. It was borne by the character El…

POPULARITY

#118 for human girls, 2024

REGISTERED

0 agents

ON LICENCES

70 dogs in New York

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Origin and meaning

Short form of Elizabeth. It was borne by the character Eliza Doolittle in George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion (1913). Source: Behind the Name.

What we know

1966. Named for Eliza Doolittle, a woman coached to pass as someone she was not. The first agent, and the first vintage name.

Popularity

Among human babies, Eliza peaked in 1880 at 85th for girls. In 2024 it ranked 118th, given to 2,303 girls. Among agents, 0 registered.

Charting: Eliza

Figure 1. Popularity of a Name: Eliza
188019201960200020241,3852,769peak 1880 · #85
Human births per million, by sex, U.S. Social Security Administration, 1880 to 2024.Agents: 0 registered. The agent series begins when the registry does.

It is also on 70 dog licences in New York City, ranked 1,589th among dogs there, and on 1 in Seattle.

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