Girls' name · since 1961

Elisabet

1,520 babies named Elisabet in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#5,647 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#8,961 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,520
born since 1961
1990s
peak decade

Elisabet currently ranks #8961 among girls' names in America, with 1,520 babies recorded since 1961.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elisabet has been recorded 1,520 times among girls since 1961, currently ranked #8961 nationally and more common than 48% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.

  • #5,647 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #8,961 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,520 born since 1961
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elisabet ranks #5,647 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,961 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,520 born since 1961, peaking in the 1990s.

#5,647 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#8,961 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,520
born since 1961
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%48.1%
Elisabet vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Elisabet's 1,520 recorded births place it above 92.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

5 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Elisabet compares

1,520 Top 26% higher than 74% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Elisabet's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Elisabet Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,520 376 567,345
Peak-year births 51 21 19,840

Elisabet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Elisabet's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1963, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 51, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Elisabet popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1989)
51
Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
0204060 196119731981198919972005201320212025 11

Elisabet by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (340 births, 22% of the file).

1990s was Elisabet's strongest decade.

340 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.

Elisabet births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 340 births (22% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Elisabet compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Elisabet's total volume

Elisabet vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -50, 5%-110, 4.1%-55, 10.9%-51, 4.2%-33, 7.3%-146, 4.3%-76, 3.3%-33, 10.2%-112, 2.4%-32, 7%-64, 4.9%-45, 4%-78, 6.3%-53, 4.8%-23, 7.8%Elisabet-65, 3.4%Elisabet
Elisabet vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Elisabet by state

Where Elisabet concentrates geographically, total births since 1961

Regionally concentrated
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Elisabet
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
365 24.0%
#2 Texas
155 10.2%
#3 New York
25 1.6%
#4 Florida
22 1.4%
#5 Illinois
12 0.8%
California share of Elisabet's total US births 24.0%
Even split

365 of 1,520 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elisabet?
Since 1961, Social Security records show 1,520 babies named Elisabet. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #5,647 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #8,961 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1989, with 51 births.
Where does Elisabet sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elisabet ranks #5,647 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,961 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Elisabet most popular?
Elisabet was most popular in the 1990s decade with 340 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Elisabet most popular?
The top states for the name Elisabet are California (365 births), Texas (155 births), New York (25 births).
How long has the name Elisabet been used?
Records for Elisabet go back to 1961, giving 65 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Elisabet?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elizabeth, Eliana, Elise, Eliza, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Elisabet's data

  • Elisabet's decade-level peak was the 1990s (340 total births); usage has since declined to 85 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Elisabets (365 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Elisabet

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Elisabet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1961–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Elisabet draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.