Girls' name · since 1911
Lisbeth
Since 1911, U.S. Social Security records show 5,934 babies named Lisbeth, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,296 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,255 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,934
- born since 1911
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lisbeth is the #5255 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 5,934 recorded since 1911.
Social Security Administration records show Lisbeth recorded 5,934 times among girls since 1911, holding rank #5255 nationally today, ahead of 70% of girls, 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 1911 to 2025.
- #2,296 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,255 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,934 born since 1911
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lisbeth ranks #2,296 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,255 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,934 born since 1911, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,296 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,255 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,934
- born since 1911
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lisbeth's 5,934 recorded births place it above 96.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lisbeth compares
5,934 Top 13% higher than 87% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lisbeth's all-time total is 16x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lisbeth | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,934 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 409 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lisbeth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lisbeth splits its recorded history at 1970: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 409 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lisbeth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 409
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Lisbeth by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,869 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Lisbeth's strongest decade.
1,869 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Lisbeth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 41
1910s
41 births
- 1920s 71
1920s
71 births
- 1930s 107
1930s
107 births
- 1940s 332
1940s
332 births
- 1950s 598
1950s
598 births
- 1960s 441
1960s
441 births
- 1970s 296
1970s
296 births
- 1980s 414
1980s
414 births
- 1990s
1990s
962 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,869 births
- 2010s 587
2010s
587 births
- 2020s 216
2020s
216 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,869 births (31% of all-time use).
How Lisbeth 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 Lisbeth's total volume
Lisbeth by state
Where Lisbeth concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,085 | 18.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 762 | 12.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 465 | 7.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 190 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 178 | 3.0% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 138 | 2.3% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 73 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 59 | 1.0% |
1,085 of 5,934 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Lisbeth appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lisbeth's data
- Lisbeth's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,869 total births); usage has since declined to 216 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lisbeths (1,085 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lisbeth: 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 (~114 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, 1911–2025 (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 Lisbeth 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.