US rank #119 Girls' name Peak 2021 68,173 births

Eliza — #119 US girls' name

68,173 babies named Eliza in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#119
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 99.3% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Eliza was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

2,481 babies were named Eliza in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eliza

The Social Security Administration has registered 68,173 babies named Eliza between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eliza currently holds the #119 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 2,481 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eliza performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 17,720 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Eliza shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 4,863 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Eliza in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eliza 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 68,173 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.

Eliza at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

68,173

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2021

2,481 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#119

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Eliza popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2021)
2,481
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Eliza popularity over time — boys

197 total births recorded since 1880 (Eliza as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 197 births
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Eliza by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
17,720 births that decade — 26% of Eliza's all-time total
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Eliza by state

Where Eliza concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Eliza
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
4,863 7.1%
#2 Texas
4,840 7.1%
#3 New York
3,360 4.9%
#4 North Carolina
2,597 3.8%
#5 Virginia
2,125 3.1%
#6 South Carolina
2,044 3.0%
#7 Georgia
2,013 3.0%
#8 Pennsylvania
1,975 2.9%
California share of Eliza's total US births 7.1%
Even split

4,863 of 68,173 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Eliza appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eliza?
68,173 babies have been named Eliza since 1880. It currently ranks #119 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 2,481 births.
When was Eliza most popular?
Eliza was most popular in the 2010s decade with 17,720 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Eliza most popular?
The top states for the name Eliza are California (4,863 births), Texas (4,840 births), New York (3,360 births).
How long has the name Eliza been used?
Eliza has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Eliza?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elizabeth, Elise, Eliana, Elisabeth, 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, 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.