Recorded 1919–1994 Girls' name Peak 1920 73 births

Elzabeth — girls' name

73 babies named Elzabeth in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s301970s51980s281990s5
1920s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Elzabeth was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

8 babies were named Elzabeth in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elzabeth

The Social Security Administration has registered 73 babies named Elzabeth between 1919 and 1994, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elzabeth currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elzabeth performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Elzabeth shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elzabeth 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 73 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.

Elzabeth at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

73

Since 1919

76 years of records

Peak year

1920

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1919

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 1994

Elzabeth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1919

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1920)
8
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
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Elzabeth by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
30 births that decade — 41% of Elzabeth's all-time total
1910s51920s301970s51980s281990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elzabeth?
73 babies have been named Elzabeth since 1919. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1920 with 8 births.
When was Elzabeth most popular?
Elzabeth was most popular in the 1920s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Elzabeth been used?
Elzabeth has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 76 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Elzabeth?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elza, Elzie, Elzora, Elzada, 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, 1919–1994 (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.