Girls' name · since 1966
Lizet
2,528 babies named Lizet in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,022 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,483 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,528
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lizet is the #13483 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,528 recorded since 1966.
Lizet has 2,528 recorded births among girls since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13483 as of the latest data, more common than 22% 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 1966 to 2025.
- #4,022 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,483 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,528 born since 1966
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lizet ranks #4,022 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,483 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,528 born since 1966, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,022 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,483 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,528
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lizet's 2,528 recorded births place it above 94.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lizet compares
2,528 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Lizet's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lizet | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,528 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 165 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lizet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lizet splits its recorded history at 1997: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 165 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lizet popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 165
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Lizet by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (861 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Lizet's strongest decade.
861 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Lizet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 114
1970s
114 births
- 1980s
1980s
494 births
- 1990s
1990s
805 births
- 2000s
2000s
861 births
- 2010s 203
2010s
203 births
- 2020s 34
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 861 births (34% of all-time use).
How Lizet 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 Lizet's total volume
Lizet by state
Where Lizet concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,101 | 43.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 421 | 16.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 107 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 41 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 25 | 1.0% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 16 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 11 | 0.4% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 11 | 0.4% |
1,101 of 2,528 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Lizet appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lizet's data
- Lizet's decade-level peak was the 2000s (861 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lizets (1,101 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 Lizet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Lizet 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.