Girls' name · since 1880
Lizzie
Lizzie has 39,538 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #693 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,139 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 39,538
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lizzie is the #2139 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 39,538 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Lizzie recorded 39,538 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #2139 nationally today, ahead of 88% of girls, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #693 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,139 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 39,538 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lizzie ranks #693 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,139 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 39,538 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #693 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,139 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 39,538
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Lizzie's 39,538 recorded births place it above 99.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Lizzie compares
39,538 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Lizzie's all-time total is 105x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lizzie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 39,538 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 809 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lizzie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lizzie's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 12% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 88%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 24 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 809, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lizzie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1919)
- 809
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Lizzie popularity over time - boys
102 total births recorded since 1888 (Lizzie as boys' name)
Lizzie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (6,085 births, 15% of the file).
1910s was Lizzie's strongest decade.
6,085 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Lizzie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
5,035 births
- 1890s
1890s
5,556 births
- 1900s
1900s
4,824 births
- 1910s
1910s
6,085 births
- 1920s
1920s
5,969 births
- 1930s
1930s
3,684 births
- 1940s
1940s
2,849 births
- 1950s 1,765
1950s
1,765 births
- 1960s 844
1960s
844 births
- 1970s 466
1970s
466 births
- 1980s 368
1980s
368 births
- 1990s 328
1990s
328 births
- 2000s 677
2000s
677 births
- 2010s 604
2010s
604 births
- 2020s 484
2020s
484 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 6,085 births (15% of all-time use).
How Lizzie 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 Lizzie's total volume
Lizzie by state
Where Lizzie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 4,070 | 10.3% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 2,433 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 2,349 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 2,178 | 5.5% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 2,102 | 5.3% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 1,212 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Texas | | 1,059 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 997 | 2.5% |
4,070 of 39,538 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Lizzie appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lizzie's data
- Lizzie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (6,085 total births); usage has since declined to 484 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Lizzies (4,070 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lizzie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Lizzie 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.