Girls' name · since 1916
Elize
439 babies named Elize in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,783 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,926 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 439
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Elize is the #7926 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 439 recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Elize recorded 439 times among girls since 1916, holding rank #7926 nationally today, ahead of 54% 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 1916 to 2025.
- #12,783 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,926 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 439 born since 1916
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elize ranks #12,783 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,926 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 439 born since 1916, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,783 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,926 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 439
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elize's 439 recorded births place it above 82.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Elize compares
439 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Elize's all-time total is 17% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elize | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 439 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elize's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elize's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elize popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Elize popularity over time - boys
16 total births recorded since 1922 (Elize as boys' name)
Elize by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (195 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Elize's strongest decade.
195 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Elize births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 18
1910s
18 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 29
1990s
29 births
- 2000s
2000s
87 births
- 2010s
2010s
195 births
- 2020s
2020s
105 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 195 births (44% of all-time use).
Elize by state
Where Elize concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 40 | 9.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 23 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 1.1% |
40 of 439 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Elize's data
- Elize's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (195 total births) through the 2020s (105) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Elizes (40 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 Elize: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Elize 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.