Name meaning & stats
Lis
Lis means “my God is an oath” (Hebrew origin). 360 US babies since 1940, peak 1961. Notable Liss are 1.6× over-represented as painters.
What it means
“my God is an oath”
HebrewSpelling of Liz
Liz around the world
- Лиз · Russian
- ليز · Arabic
- リズ · Japanese
- 利兹 · Chinese
- Élisabeth · French
- Liesbeth · Dutch
- Liisa · Finnish
- Liesl · German
- Ísabella · Icelandic
- Liesel
Famous Lizs
- Liz Cheney · United States Representative from Wyoming from 2017 to 2023
- Liz Sheridan · American actress (1929–2022)
In US birth records
Peak year: 1961
360 US babies were named Lis between 1940 and 2025.
Lis around the world
- Belgium: 122 babies since 1995, peak 2021, No. 1,216 in 2025
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Liss end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Actor | 1.1× | Low · 7 people |
| Painter | 1.6× | Low · 5 people |
| Footballer | 1.1× | Low · 4 people |
| Journalist | 1.3× | Low · 4 people |
Among notable women who are painters, Liss show up 1.6× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 37 Lizs spell it Lis
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1961)