US rank #7687 Girls' name Peak 2007 1,846 births

Alizabeth — #7687 US girls' name

1,846 babies named Alizabeth in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s1381990s4002000s6512010s5092020s131
#7687
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 56% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Alizabeth was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

91 babies were named Alizabeth in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alizabeth

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,846 babies named Alizabeth between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alizabeth currently holds the #7687 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 91 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alizabeth performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 651 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Alizabeth shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 143 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Alizabeth in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alizabeth in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,846 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Alizabeth at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,846

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2007

91 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,687

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alizabeth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
91
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Alizabeth by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
651 births that decade — 35% of Alizabeth's all-time total
1970s171980s1381990s4002000s6512010s5092020s131

Alizabeth by state

Where Alizabeth concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Alizabeth
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
143 7.7%
#2 California
102 5.5%
#3 Ohio
23 1.2%
#4 Michigan
16 0.9%
#5 Pennsylvania
16 0.9%
#6 Arizona
11 0.6%
#7 Illinois
10 0.5%
#8 Indiana
6 0.3%
Texas share of Alizabeth's total US births 7.7%
Even split

143 of 1,846 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Alizabeth appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alizabeth?
1,846 babies have been named Alizabeth since 1978. It currently ranks #7687 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 91 births.
When was Alizabeth most popular?
Alizabeth was most popular in the 2000s decade with 651 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Alizabeth most popular?
The top states for the name Alizabeth are Texas (143 births), California (102 births), Ohio (23 births).
How long has the name Alizabeth been used?
Alizabeth has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alizabeth?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alice, Alicia, Alison, Alisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1978–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.