Elyza is a modern spelling of Eliza, the short form of Elizabeth, which comes from the Hebrew Elisheva and means "my God is an oath" or, by another reading, "God is abundance". The y spelling matches Elyse and Alyssa. Elyza stood at number 5042 in 2000, reached its best rank of 2263 in 2020 and sits at number 2967 in 2025.