Elisabeth — #905 US girls' name
47,729 babies named Elisabeth in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 95% of names given to girls today.
16% of everyone ever named Elisabeth was born in this single decade.
1,093 babies were named Elisabeth in 2001 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Elisabeth
The Social Security Administration has registered 47,729 babies named Elisabeth between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elisabeth currently holds the #905 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 1,093 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Elisabeth performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 7,512 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Elisabeth shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5,239 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Elisabeth in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Elisabeth 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 47,729 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.
Elisabeth at a glance
Top 1,000 girls' namePeak year
Current rank
Active since
Elisabeth popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880
- Peak year (2001)
- 1,093
- Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
Currently ranks #905 among girls.
47,729 total births across 145 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2001 with 1,093 births in a single year.
Elisabeth popularity over time — boys
27 total births recorded since 1979 (Elisabeth as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Elisabeth accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Elisabeth by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 7,512 births that decade — 16% of Elisabeth's all-time total
Elisabeth decade highlights
- Peak decade 7,512 births
- Runner-up 7,511 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Elisabeth's strongest decade
7,512 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 16% of all-time use.
Elisabeth by state
Where Elisabeth concentrates geographically — total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5,239 | 11.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 3,850 | 8.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 2,855 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 2,328 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 2,288 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 1,942 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 1,906 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,653 | 3.5% |
5,239 of 47,729 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 11.0% of nationwide
- New York 8.1% of nationwide
- Texas 6.0% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 4.9% of nationwide
- Illinois 4.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 51 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 11.0% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Elisabeth appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1880–2024 (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.