Recorded 1966–2023 Girls' name Peak 1999 2,522 births

Lizet — girls' name

2,522 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.

1960s171970s1141980s4941990s8052000s8612010s2032020s28
2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Lizet was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

165 babies were named Lizet in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lizet

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,522 babies named Lizet between 1966 and 2023, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lizet currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 165 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lizet performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 861 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Lizet shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,101 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Lizet in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lizet 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 2,522 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.

Lizet at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

2,522

Since 1966

58 years of records

Peak year

1999

165 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1966

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2023

Lizet popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1966

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1999)
165
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
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Lizet by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
861 births that decade — 34% of Lizet's all-time total
1960s171970s1141980s4941990s8052000s8612010s2032020s28

Lizet by state

Where Lizet concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lizet
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,101 43.7%
#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%
California share of Lizet's total US births 43.7%
Even split

1,101 of 2,522 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Lizet appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lizet?
2,522 babies have been named Lizet since 1966. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1999 with 165 births.
When was Lizet most popular?
Lizet was most popular in the 2000s decade with 861 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Lizet most popular?
The top states for the name Lizet are California (1,101 births), Texas (421 births), Illinois (107 births).
How long has the name Lizet been used?
Lizet has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 58 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Lizet?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lizzie, Lizbeth, Liza, Lizette, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1966–2023 (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.