Girls' name · since 1924
Lizbeth
Since 1924, U.S. Social Security records show 25,918 babies named Lizbeth, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #902 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,304 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 25,918
- born since 1924
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lizbeth currently ranks #1304 among girls' names in America, with 25,918 babies recorded since 1924.
Lizbeth has 25,918 recorded births among girls since 1924, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1304 as of the latest data, more common than 92% of girls, 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 1924 to 2025.
- #902 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,304 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 25,918 born since 1924
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lizbeth ranks #902 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,304 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 25,918 born since 1924, peaking in the 2000s.
- #902 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,304 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 25,918
- born since 1924
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lizbeth's 25,918 recorded births place it above 98.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lizbeth compares
25,918 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Lizbeth's all-time total is 69x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lizbeth | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 25,918 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,569 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lizbeth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lizbeth's full recorded timeline at 1984, 92% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 8% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1942, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 2,569 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lizbeth popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 2,569
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Lizbeth popularity over time - boys
31 total births recorded since 1992 (Lizbeth as boys' name)
Lizbeth by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (12,940 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Lizbeth's strongest decade.
12,940 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Lizbeth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1940s 159
1940s
159 births
- 1950s 632
1950s
632 births
- 1960s 452
1960s
452 births
- 1970s 512
1970s
512 births
- 1980s 1,245
1980s
1,245 births
- 1990s 4,979
1990s
4,979 births
- 2000s
2000s
12,940 births
- 2010s 3,760
2010s
3,760 births
- 2020s 1,233
2020s
1,233 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 12,940 births (50% of all-time use).
How Lizbeth 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 Lizbeth's total volume
Lizbeth by state
Where Lizbeth concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8,621 | 33.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 4,306 | 16.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 1,679 | 6.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 1,653 | 6.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 878 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 830 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 649 | 2.5% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 605 | 2.3% |
8,621 of 25,918 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Lizbeth appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lizbeth's data
- Lizbeth's decade-level peak was the 2000s (12,940 total births); usage has since declined to 1,233 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lizbeths (8,621 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 Lizbeth: 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 (~101 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, 1924–2025 (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 Lizbeth 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.