Girls' name · since 1889
Lizette
Since 1889, U.S. Social Security records show 12,122 babies named Lizette, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,483 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,669 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,122
- born since 1889
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lizette currently ranks #4669 among girls' names in America, with 12,122 babies recorded since 1889.
Lizette has 12,122 recorded births among girls since 1889, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4669 as of the latest data, more common than 73% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 2025.
- #1,483 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,669 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 12,122 born since 1889
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lizette ranks #1,483 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,669 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 12,122 born since 1889, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,483 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,669 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,122
- born since 1889
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lizette's 12,122 recorded births place it above 97.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lizette compares
12,122 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Lizette's all-time total is 32x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lizette | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 12,122 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 506 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lizette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lizette splits its recorded history at 1984: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1889 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 506 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lizette popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 506
- Annual births at peak, across 137 years of records
Lizette popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1986 (Lizette as boys' name)
Lizette by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (3,319 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Lizette's strongest decade.
3,319 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Lizette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1940s 32
1940s
32 births
- 1950s 234
1950s
234 births
- 1960s 1,147
1960s
1,147 births
- 1970s 1,161
1970s
1,161 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,454 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,319 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,679 births
- 2010s 840
2010s
840 births
- 2020s 235
2020s
235 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 3,319 births (27% of all-time use).
How Lizette 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 Lizette's total volume
Lizette by state
Where Lizette concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,648 | 38.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,243 | 18.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,436 | 11.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 714 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 361 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Florida | | 304 | 2.5% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 212 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Nevada | | 79 | 0.7% |
4,648 of 12,122 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Lizette appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lizette's data
- Lizette's decade-level peak was the 1990s (3,319 total births); usage has since declined to 235 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lizettes (4,648 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 Lizette: 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 (~136 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, 1889–2025 (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 Lizette 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.