Girls' name · since 1880
Eliza
Eliza has 70,569 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #475 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #115 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 70,569
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
70,569 babies have been named Eliza since 1880, making it today's #115 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Eliza recorded 70,569 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #115 nationally today, ahead of 99.3% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #475 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #115 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 70,569 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eliza ranks #475 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #115 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 70,569 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #475 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #115 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 70,569
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eliza's 70,569 recorded births place it above 99.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Eliza compares
70,569 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Eliza's all-time total is 188x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eliza | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 70,569 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,484 | 21 | 19,840 |
Eliza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Eliza's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1964, with only 85 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 2,484, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Eliza popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 2,484
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Eliza popularity over time - boys
202 total births recorded since 1880 (Eliza as boys' name)
Eliza by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (17,726 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Eliza's strongest decade.
17,726 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Eliza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 2,851
1880s
2,851 births
- 1890s 2,723
1890s
2,723 births
- 1900s 2,397
1900s
2,397 births
- 1910s 3,289
1910s
3,289 births
- 1920s 3,227
1920s
3,227 births
- 1930s 1,817
1930s
1,817 births
- 1940s 1,391
1940s
1,391 births
- 1950s 1,057
1950s
1,057 births
- 1960s 1,007
1960s
1,007 births
- 1970s 1,725
1970s
1,725 births
- 1980s 2,774
1980s
2,774 births
- 1990s 4,750
1990s
4,750 births
- 2000s
2000s
9,608 births
- 2010s
2010s
17,726 births
- 2020s
2020s
14,227 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 17,726 births (25% of all-time use).
How Eliza 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 Eliza's total volume
Eliza by state
Where Eliza concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5,056 | 7.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5,054 | 7.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 3,453 | 4.9% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 2,708 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 2,204 | 3.1% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 2,107 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 2,098 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 2,049 | 2.9% |
5,056 of 70,569 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Eliza appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Eliza's data
- Eliza's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (17,726 total births) through the 2020s (14,227) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Elizas (5,056 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eliza: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
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, 1880–2025 (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 Eliza 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.