Girls' name · since 1880
Elizebeth
Elizebeth has 4,603 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1928 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,711 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,603
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elizebeth sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 4,603 recorded since 1880.
Elizebeth has 4,603 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2024.
- #2,711 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 4,603 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elizebeth ranks #2,711 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,603 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,711 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,603
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elizebeth's 4,603 recorded births place it above 96.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
Elizebeth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elizebeth's SSA record in two at 1950 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1928 peak of 95, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elizebeth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2024
- Peak year (1928)
- 95
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Elizebeth by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (816 births, 18% of the file).
1920s was Elizebeth's strongest decade.
816 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Elizebeth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 175
1880s
175 births
- 1890s 199
1890s
199 births
- 1900s 201
1900s
201 births
- 1910s
1910s
499 births
- 1920s
1920s
816 births
- 1930s
1930s
496 births
- 1940s
1940s
354 births
- 1950s
1950s
382 births
- 1960s
1960s
476 births
- 1970s 310
1970s
310 births
- 1980s 238
1980s
238 births
- 1990s 210
1990s
210 births
- 2000s 177
2000s
177 births
- 2010s 65
2010s
65 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 816 births (18% of all-time use).
How Elizebeth 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 Elizebeth's total volume
Elizebeth by state
Where Elizebeth concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 107 | 2.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 72 | 1.6% |
| #3 | California | | 61 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 55 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 45 | 1.0% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 39 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Texas | | 39 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 35 | 0.8% |
107 of 4,603 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Elizebeth appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Elizebeth's data
- Elizebeth's decade-level peak was the 1920s (816 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Elizebeths (107 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Elizebeth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1880–2024 (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 Elizebeth 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.