Girls' name · since 1958
Lisbet
Lisbet has 973 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,661 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 973
- born since 1958
- 2000s
- peak decade
973 girls have been named Lisbet since 1958, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lisbet recorded 973 times among girls since 1958, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2019.
- #7,661 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 973 born since 1958
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lisbet ranks #7,661 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 973 born since 1958, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,661 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 973
- born since 1958
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lisbet's 973 recorded births place it above 89.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Lisbet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lisbet's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1958, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 132, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lisbet popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2019
- Peak year (2002)
- 132
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Lisbet by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (523 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Lisbet's strongest decade.
523 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Lisbet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
- 1980s 84
1980s
84 births
- 1990s
1990s
269 births
- 2000s
2000s
523 births
- 2010s 55
2010s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 523 births (54% of all-time use).
How Lisbet 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 Lisbet's total volume
Lisbet by state
Where Lisbet concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 294 | 30.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 100 | 10.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 34 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 19 | 2.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 12 | 1.2% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Oregon | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.6% |
294 of 973 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Lisbet's data
- Lisbet's decade-level peak was the 2000s (523 total births); usage has since declined to 55 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lisbets (294 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lisbet: 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 (~61 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, 1958–2019 (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 Lisbet 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.