Aliza
Meaning
“'joyful'”
The story
Aliza means "joyful" in Hebrew, and Behind the Name leaves it at that single clean word, with no legend or bearer attached. The published American record fills in the rest, decade over decade: about 35 girls in the 1950s, about 230 in the 1960s, about 460 in the 1970s, about 700 in the 1980s, about 1,270 in the 1990s, about 3,100 in the 2000s, about 3,600 in the 2010s, and about 2,550 so far this decade. Seven consecutive decades of growth, each one above the last, with no single film or song in the source's account to explain any of it. One word of meaning, one direction of travel, and a record that said yes a little louder in each of seven straight decades.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Aliza peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
110 people · the #38,609 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 23
Among people named Aliza living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 21 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Aliza
Most people given the name Aliza in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Aliza deep dive
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