Girls' name · since 1882
Elizbeth
1,282 babies named Elizbeth in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,347 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,974 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,282
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Elizbeth is the #14974 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,282 recorded since 1882.
Social Security Administration records show Elizbeth recorded 1,282 times among girls since 1882, holding rank #14974 nationally today, ahead of 13% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.
- #6,347 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,974 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,282 born since 1882
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elizbeth ranks #6,347 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,974 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,282 born since 1882, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,347 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,974 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,282
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elizbeth's 1,282 recorded births place it above 91.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
How Elizbeth compares
1,282 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Elizbeth's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elizbeth | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,282 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elizbeth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elizbeth's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1890, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elizbeth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (1960)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Elizbeth by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (165 births, 13% of the file).
1920s was Elizbeth's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Elizbeth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 24
1890s
24 births
- 1900s 28
1900s
28 births
- 1910s
1910s
86 births
- 1920s
1920s
165 births
- 1930s
1930s
126 births
- 1940s
1940s
121 births
- 1950s
1950s
112 births
- 1960s
1960s
163 births
- 1970s
1970s
99 births
- 1980s
1980s
104 births
- 1990s
1990s
107 births
- 2000s
2000s
76 births
- 2010s 46
2010s
46 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 165 births (13% of all-time use).
How Elizbeth 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 Elizbeth's total volume
Elizbeth by state
Where Elizbeth concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
5 of 1,282 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Elizbeth's data
- Elizbeth's decade-level peak was the 1920s (165 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Elizbeths (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elizbeth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1882–2025 (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 Elizbeth 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.