Lizbeth — #1117 US girls' name
25,745 babies named Lizbeth in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 94% of names given to girls today.
50% of everyone ever named Lizbeth was born in this single decade.
2,569 babies were named Lizbeth in 2002 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Lizbeth
The Social Security Administration has registered 25,745 babies named Lizbeth between 1924 and 2024, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lizbeth currently holds the #1117 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 2,569 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Lizbeth performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 12,940 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Lizbeth shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 8,565 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Lizbeth in 40 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Lizbeth in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 25,745 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Lizbeth at a glance
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Lizbeth popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1924
- Peak year (2002)
- 2,569
- Annual births at peak — across 101 years of records
Currently ranks #1117 among girls.
25,745 total births across 101 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2002 with 2,569 births in a single year.
Lizbeth popularity over time — boys
31 total births recorded since 1992 (Lizbeth as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Lizbeth accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Lizbeth by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 12,940 births that decade — 50% of Lizbeth's all-time total
Lizbeth decade highlights
- Peak decade 12,940 births
- Runner-up 4,979 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Lizbeth's strongest decade
12,940 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 50% of all-time use.
Lizbeth by state
Where Lizbeth concentrates geographically — total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8,565 | 33.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 4,282 | 16.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 1,673 | 6.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 1,640 | 6.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 867 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 830 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 642 | 2.5% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 600 | 2.3% |
8,565 of 25,745 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 33.3% of nationwide
- Texas 16.6% of nationwide
- Illinois 6.5% of nationwide
- New York 6.4% of nationwide
- Florida 3.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 40 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 33.3% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
Lizbeth appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1924–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.