Recorded 1978–2022 Girls' name Peak 2002 121 births

Ellizabeth — girls' name

121 babies named Ellizabeth in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51990s62000s512010s512020s8
2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Ellizabeth was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

10 babies were named Ellizabeth in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ellizabeth

The Social Security Administration has registered 121 babies named Ellizabeth between 1978 and 2022, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ellizabeth currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ellizabeth performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ellizabeth shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ellizabeth 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 121 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.

Ellizabeth at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

121

Since 1978

45 years of records

Peak year

2002

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1978

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2022

Ellizabeth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1978

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2002)
10
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
4681012 2022201420112008200519971978 5

Ellizabeth by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
51 births that decade — 42% of Ellizabeth's all-time total
1970s51990s62000s512010s512020s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ellizabeth?
121 babies have been named Ellizabeth since 1978. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2002 with 10 births.
When was Ellizabeth most popular?
Ellizabeth was most popular in the 2000s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Ellizabeth been used?
Ellizabeth has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 45 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Ellizabeth?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ella, Ellen, Ellie, Elliana, 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, 1978–2022 (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.