US rank #3119 Girls' name Peak 2024 920 births

Lizzy — #3119 US girls' name

920 babies named Lizzy in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#3119
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 82% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Lizzy was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

51 babies were named Lizzy in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lizzy

The Social Security Administration has registered 920 babies named Lizzy between 1892 and 2024, spanning 133 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lizzy currently holds the #3119 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lizzy performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 289 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Lizzy shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 47 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Lizzy in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lizzy 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 920 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.

Lizzy at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

920

Since 1892

133 years of records

Peak year

2024

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,119

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1892

Recorded for 133 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lizzy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1892

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
51
Annual births at peak — across 133 years of records
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Lizzy by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
289 births that decade — 31% of Lizzy's all-time total
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Lizzy by state

Where Lizzy concentrates geographically — total births since 1892

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Lizzy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
47 5.1%
#2 California
30 3.3%
#3 North Carolina
10 1.1%
#4 New York
10 1.1%
#5 Louisiana
5 0.5%
Texas share of Lizzy's total US births 5.1%
Even split

47 of 920 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lizzy?
920 babies have been named Lizzy since 1892. It currently ranks #3119 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 51 births.
When was Lizzy most popular?
Lizzy was most popular in the 2010s decade with 289 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Lizzy most popular?
The top states for the name Lizzy are Texas (47 births), California (30 births), North Carolina (10 births).
How long has the name Lizzy been used?
Lizzy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1892, spanning 133 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lizzy?
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.

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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, 1892–2024 (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.