Recorded 1978–2022 Girls' name Peak 2006 565 births

Lizzeth — girls' name

565 babies named Lizzeth in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s511990s1662000s2252010s992020s14
2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Lizzeth was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

29 babies were named Lizzeth in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lizzeth

The Social Security Administration has registered 565 babies named Lizzeth between 1978 and 2022, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lizzeth currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lizzeth performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 225 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lizzeth shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 164 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Lizzeth in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lizzeth 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 565 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.

Lizzeth at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

565

Since 1978

45 years of records

Peak year

2006

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1978

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2022

Lizzeth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1978

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2006)
29
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
010203040 202220152010200520001995199019821978 5

Lizzeth by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
225 births that decade — 40% of Lizzeth's all-time total
1970s101980s511990s1662000s2252010s992020s14

Lizzeth by state

Where Lizzeth concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Lizzeth
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
164 29.0%
#2 Texas
74 13.1%
#3 Illinois
5 0.9%
California share of Lizzeth's total US births 29.0%
Even split

164 of 565 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lizzeth?
565 babies have been named Lizzeth since 1978. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2006 with 29 births.
When was Lizzeth most popular?
Lizzeth was most popular in the 2000s decade with 225 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Lizzeth most popular?
The top states for the name Lizzeth are California (164 births), Texas (74 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Lizzeth been used?
Lizzeth has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 45 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Lizzeth?
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.

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, 1978–2022 (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.