Recorded 1983–2022 Girls' name Peak 2006 178 births

Elizeth — girls' name

178 babies named Elizeth in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s161990s642000s702010s232020s5
2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Elizeth was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

14 babies were named Elizeth in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elizeth

The Social Security Administration has registered 178 babies named Elizeth between 1983 and 2022, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elizeth currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elizeth performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Elizeth shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Elizeth in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elizeth in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 178 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Elizeth at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

178

Since 1983

40 years of records

Peak year

2006

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1983

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2022

Elizeth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1983

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2006)
14
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
46810121416 202220112008200520001997199219881983 5

Elizeth by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
70 births that decade — 39% of Elizeth's all-time total
1980s161990s642000s702010s232020s5

Elizeth by state

Where Elizeth concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Elizeth
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
15 8.4%
#2 Texas
5 2.8%
California share of Elizeth's total US births 8.4%
Even split

15 of 178 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elizeth?
178 babies have been named Elizeth since 1983. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2006 with 14 births.
When was Elizeth most popular?
Elizeth was most popular in the 2000s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Elizeth most popular?
The top states for the name Elizeth are California (15 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Elizeth been used?
Elizeth has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 40 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Elizeth?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elizabeth, Elise, Eliza, Eliana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1983–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.