Girls' name · since 1930
Liz
Liz has 10,223 recorded births since 1930 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,644 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,258 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,223
- born since 1930
- 1960s
- peak decade
10,223 babies have been named Liz since 1930, making it today's #1258 girls' name.
Liz has 10,223 recorded births among girls since 1930, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1258 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of girls, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1930 to 2025.
- #1,644 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,258 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 10,223 born since 1930
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Liz ranks #1,644 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,258 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 10,223 born since 1930, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,644 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,258 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,223
- born since 1930
- 1960s
- peak decade
Liz's 10,223 recorded births place it above 97.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Liz compares
10,223 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Liz's all-time total is 27x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Liz | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,223 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 664 | 21 | 19,840 |
Liz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Liz splits its recorded history at 1980: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1930 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1961 peak of 664 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Liz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–2025
- Peak year (1961)
- 664
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Liz by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (3,392 births, 33% of the file).
1960s was Liz's strongest decade.
3,392 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Liz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 47
1930s
47 births
- 1940s 311
1940s
311 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,761 births
- 1960s
1960s
3,392 births
- 1970s 657
1970s
657 births
- 1980s 611
1980s
611 births
- 1990s 703
1990s
703 births
- 2000s 940
2000s
940 births
- 2010s 786
2010s
786 births
- 2020s 1,015
2020s
1,015 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 3,392 births (33% of all-time use).
How Liz 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 Liz's total volume
Liz by state
Where Liz concentrates geographically, total births since 1930
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,707 | 16.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,022 | 10.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 924 | 9.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 653 | 6.4% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 369 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 326 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 278 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 215 | 2.1% |
1,707 of 10,223 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Liz appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Liz's data
- Liz's decade-level peak was the 1960s (3,392 total births); usage has since declined to 1,015 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lizs (1,707 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 Liz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~95 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, 1930–2025 (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 Liz 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.