Girls' name · since 1974
Lizbet
Lizbet has 1,195 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,633 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,195
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lizbet sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,195 recorded since 1974.
Lizbet has 1,195 recorded births among girls since 1974, 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 1974 to 2016.
- #6,633 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,195 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lizbet ranks #6,633 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,195 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,633 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,195
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lizbet's 1,195 recorded births place it above 90.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Lizbet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lizbet's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 167, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lizbet popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2016
- Peak year (2002)
- 167
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2016.
1,195 total births across 43 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2002 with 167 births in a single year.
Lizbet by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (695 births, 58% of the file).
2000s was Lizbet's strongest decade.
695 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Lizbet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s 60
1980s
60 births
- 1990s
1990s
344 births
- 2000s
2000s
695 births
- 2010s 71
2010s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 695 births (58% of all-time use).
Lizbet decade highlights
- Peak decade 695 births
- Runner-up 344 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Lizbet 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 Lizbet's total volume
Lizbet by state
Where Lizbet concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 411 | 34.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 127 | 10.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 39 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 28 | 2.3% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 26 | 2.2% |
| #6 | New York | | 21 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Washington | | 14 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 12 | 1.0% |
411 of 1,195 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 34.4% of nationwide
- Texas 10.6% of nationwide
- Illinois 3.3% of nationwide
- Florida 2.3% of nationwide
- North Carolina 2.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 11 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 34.4% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
Lizbet appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lizbet's data
- Lizbet's decade-level peak was the 2000s (695 total births); usage has since declined to 71 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lizbets (411 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 Lizbet: 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 (~42 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, 1974–2016 (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 Lizbet 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.
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