Girls' name · since 1909
Elizabth
123 babies named Elizabth in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,821 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 123
- born since 1909
- 1980s
- peak decade
Elizabth sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 123 recorded since 1909.
Social Security Administration records show Elizabth recorded 123 times among girls since 1909, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 1988.
- #24,821 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 123 born since 1909
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elizabth ranks #24,821 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 123 born since 1909, peaking in the 1980s.
- #24,821 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 123
- born since 1909
- 1980s
- peak decade
Elizabth's 123 recorded births place it above 65.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Elizabth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elizabth's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1909, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elizabth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–1988
- Peak year (1979)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Elizabth by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (41 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Elizabth's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Elizabth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1920s 13
1920s
13 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s
1970s
32 births
- 1980s
1980s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 41 births (33% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Elizabth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~79 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, 1909–1988 (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 Elizabth 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.