US rank #2319 Girls' name Peak 1919 39,435 births

Lizzie — #2319 US girls' name

39,435 babies named Lizzie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s50351890s55561900s48241910s60851920s59691930s36841940s28491950s17651960s8441970s4661980s3671990s3262000s6662010s6032020s396
#2319
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 87% of names given to girls today.

1910s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Lizzie was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

809 babies were named Lizzie in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lizzie

The Social Security Administration has registered 39,435 babies named Lizzie between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lizzie currently holds the #2319 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 809 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lizzie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 6,085 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Lizzie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 4,070 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by South Carolina and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Lizzie in 26 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lizzie 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 39,435 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.

Lizzie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

39,435

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1919

809 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

#2,319

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lizzie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1919)
809
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-20002004006008001,000 202420051986196719481929191018911880 388

Lizzie popularity over time — boys

102 total births recorded since 1888 (Lizzie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 102 births
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Lizzie by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
6,085 births that decade — 15% of Lizzie's all-time total
1880s50351890s55561900s48241910s60851920s59691930s36841940s28491950s17651960s8441970s4661980s3671990s3262000s6662010s6032020s396

Lizzie by state

Where Lizzie concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lizzie
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 6.0%
#4 Mississippi
2,178 5.5%
#5 North Carolina
2,102 5.3%
#6 Louisiana
1,212 3.1%
#7 Texas
1,048 2.7%
#8 Tennessee
997 2.5%
Georgia share of Lizzie's total US births 10.3%
Even split

4,070 of 39,435 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.

Lizzie appears in 26 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lizzie?
39,435 babies have been named Lizzie since 1880. It currently ranks #2319 among girls. The peak year was 1919 with 809 births.
When was Lizzie most popular?
Lizzie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 6,085 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Lizzie most popular?
The top states for the name Lizzie are Georgia (4,070 births), South Carolina (2,433 births), Alabama (2,349 births).
How long has the name Lizzie been used?
Lizzie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lizzie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lizbeth, Liza, Lizette, 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, 1880–2024 (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.