US rank #3814 Girls' name Peak 1999 12,093 births

Lizette — #3814 US girls' name

12,093 babies named Lizette in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51910s61920s101940s321950s2341960s11471970s11611980s24541990s33192000s26792010s8402020s206
#3814
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 78% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Lizette was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

506 babies were named Lizette in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lizette

The Social Security Administration has registered 12,093 babies named Lizette between 1889 and 2024, spanning 136 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lizette currently holds the #3814 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 506 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lizette performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 3,319 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Lizette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 4,639 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Lizette in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lizette 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 12,093 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.

Lizette at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

12,093

Since 1889

136 years of records

Peak year

1999

506 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#3,814

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1889

Recorded for 136 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lizette popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1889

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
506
Annual births at peak — across 136 years of records
-2000200400600 202420132002199119801969195819471889 5

Lizette popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1986 (Lizette as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1986 5

Lizette by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
3,319 births that decade — 27% of Lizette's all-time total
1880s51910s61920s101940s321950s2341960s11471970s11611980s24541990s33192000s26792010s8402020s206

Lizette by state

Where Lizette concentrates geographically — total births since 1889

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lizette
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
4,639 38.4%
#2 Texas
2,236 18.5%
#3 New York
1,436 11.9%
#4 Illinois
714 5.9%
#5 Arizona
361 3.0%
#6 Florida
304 2.5%
#7 New Jersey
212 1.8%
#8 Nevada
79 0.7%
California share of Lizette's total US births 38.4%
Even split

4,639 of 12,093 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Lizette appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lizette?
12,093 babies have been named Lizette since 1889. It currently ranks #3814 among girls. The peak year was 1999 with 506 births.
When was Lizette most popular?
Lizette was most popular in the 1990s decade with 3,319 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Lizette most popular?
The top states for the name Lizette are California (4,639 births), Texas (2,236 births), New York (1,436 births).
How long has the name Lizette been used?
Lizette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1889, spanning 136 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lizette?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lizzie, Lizbeth, Liza, Liz, 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, 1889–2024 (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.