Eliza
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Hebrew, popular in the 19th century. Shortened from Elizabeth.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Eliza (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Eliza has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2014. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2005 | 11 |
| 2006 | 11 |
| 2007 | 16 |
| 2008 | 14 |
| 2009 | 13 |
| 2010 | 21 |
| 2011 | 23 |
| 2012 | 21 |
| 2013 | 16 |
| 2014 | 35 |
| 2015 | 29 |
| 2016 | 18 |
| 2017 | 25 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2020 | 19 |
| 2021 | 19 |
| 2022 | 13 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 100 |
| 2000 | 107 |
| 2001 | 110 |
| 2002 | 120 |
| 2003 | 131 |
| 2004 | 136 |
| 2005 | 155 |
| 2006 | 175 |
| 2007 | 203 |
| 2008 | 225 |
| 2009 | 247 |
| 2010 | 275 |
| 2011 | 305 |
| 2012 | 331 |
| 2013 | 353 |
| 2014 | 398 |
| 2015 | 428 |
| 2016 | 449 |
| 2017 | 484 |
| 2018 | 515 |
| 2019 | 533 |
| 2020 | 558 |
Eliza in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Eliza.Hi! My name is Eliza.
- Har du träffat Eliza? Hon började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Eliza? She started working here on Monday.
- Vet du om Eliza kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Eliza is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Elizas mamma är lärare.Eliza's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Elizas mamma is Eliza's mum.
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Questions about Eliza
How do you pronounce Eliza in Swedish?
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What does the name Eliza mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Hebrew, popular in the 19th century. Shortened from Elizabeth.
How popular is Eliza in Sweden?
13 babies were named Eliza in 2022. In 2020, 558 people in Sweden had Eliza as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2014 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.