Girls' name · since 1978
Ellizabeth
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 121 babies named Ellizabeth, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,011 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 121
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
121 girls have been named Ellizabeth since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ellizabeth has 121 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2022.
- #25,011 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 121 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ellizabeth ranks #25,011 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 121 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #25,011 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 121
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ellizabeth's 121 recorded births place it above 65.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ellizabeth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ellizabeth splits its recorded history at 2009: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ellizabeth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2022
- Peak year (2002)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Ellizabeth by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (51 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Ellizabeth's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Ellizabeth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
51 births
- 2010s
2010s
51 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 51 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Ellizabeth's decade-level peak was the 2000s (51 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Ellizabeth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1978–2022 (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 Ellizabeth 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.