Elisabeth

#925 for girls in 2025, 282 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #4,811
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
2001 · 1,093 births
Debut · girls
24 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
48,018
since 1880

Elisabeth over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Elisabeth has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201964peak #286, 2001girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#925282—
2024#908292—
2023#994257—
2022#978272—
2021#1,002255—
2020#976261—
2019#906293—
2018#782349—
2017#771359—
2016#684427—
2015#708403—
2014#602489—
2013#608461—
2012#617465—
2011#603476—
2010#588499—
2009#551554—
2008#522586—
2007#508628—
2006#497613—
2005#444682—
2004#434702—
2003#423710—
2002#363824—
2001#2861,093—
2000#390735—
1999#402694—
1998#382740—
1997#328865—
1996#366739—
1995#374701—
1994#360727—
1993#334788—
1992#341760—
1991#353734—
1990#348765—
1989#311813#4,81110
1988#346714—
1987#339722—
1986#340705—
1985#313771#6,5235
1984#302791—
1983#328704—
1982#304804#5,6196
1981#321735—
1980#322752—
1979#362626#5,3556
1978#359589—
1977#372576—
1976#404497—
1975#429460—
1974#447413—
1973#480373—
1972#500353—
1971#483399—
1970#475427—
1969#476411—
1968#461437—
1967#434468—
1966#443445—
1965#440458—
1964#462439—
1963#447466—
1962#482401—
1961#509369—
1960#498378—
1959#538327—
1958#532331—
1957#539316—
1956#526312—
1955#613229—
1954#554259—
1953#599218—
1952#620201—
1951#639184—
1950#613187—
1949#613182—
1948#624175—
1947#592207—
1946#655146—
1945#599148—
1944#599150—
1943#629146—
1942#613149—
1941#601138—
1940#652114—
1939#589129—
1938#604128—
1937#575137—
1936#600120—
1935#621109—
1934#591122—
1933#578123—
1932#624114—
1931#527156—
1930#564146—
1929#551153—
1928#564156—
1927#534177—
1926#517182—
1925#523184—
1924#495200—
1923#505189—
1922#462222—
1921#435245—
1920#413259—
1919#393273—
1918#382292—
1917#344331—
1916#371278—
1915#373261—
1914#359217—
1913#362180—
1912#404131—
1911#40996—
1910#390102—
1909#38593—
1908#38389—
1907#37090—
1906#37682—
1905#35788—
1904#44553—
1903#40760—
1902#44050—
1901#42151—
1900#45754—
1899#40252—
1898#38066—
1897#38257—
1896#40350—
1895#43343—
1894#36758—
1893#38748—
1892#35855—
1891#49727—
1890#54823—
1889#35845—
1888#43133—
1887#37233—
1886#31843—
1885#35432—
1884#34932—
1883#35426—
1882#32629—
1881#31725—
1880#32624—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Elisabeth was already there! It came in at #326, and was given to 24 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1890–1891, when fewer than 28 girls a year got the name.

Where Elisabeth is popular in 1964

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedNHWashington: #393 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,668 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #281 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,261 girlsMNIllinois: #554 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 6,136 girlsILWisconsin: #394 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,401 girlsWIMichigan: #584 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 7,814 girlsMINew York: #386 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 3,090 girlsNYMassachusetts: #281 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,282 girlsMARhode Island: #210 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,516 girlsRIOregon: #358 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,286 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedSDIowa: #433 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,829 girlsIAIndiana: #410 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,904 girlsINOhio: #429 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 4,272 girlsOHPennsylvania: #437 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 4,763 girlsPANew Jersey: #361 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,162 girlsNJConnecticut: #316 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,422 girlsCTCalifornia: #438 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 3,069 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedUTColorado: #422 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,955 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedNEMissouri: #477 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,940 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedWVVirginia: #431 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,984 girlsVAMaryland: #532 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,013 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedARTennessee: #524 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,805 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #701 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,223 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #206 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,040 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #542 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,539 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedMSAlabama: #623 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,431 girlsALGeorgia: #451 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,988 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedHITexas: #533 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 4,171 girlsTXFlorida: #533 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,801 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#206 · 1 in 1,040
  2. Rhode Island#210 · 1 in 1,516
  3. Minnesota#281 · 1 in 2,261
  4. Massachusetts#281 · 1 in 2,282
  5. Connecticut#316 · 1 in 2,422

Best ever in a state: #75 in District of Columbia, 1914.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#206121 in 1,040
Rhode Island#21051 in 1,516
Massachusetts#281221 in 2,282
Minnesota#281151 in 2,261
Connecticut#316101 in 2,422
Oregon#35861 in 2,286
New Jersey#361181 in 3,162
New York#386521 in 3,090
Washington#39391 in 2,668
Wisconsin#39491 in 4,401
Indiana#410121 in 3,904
Colorado#42261 in 2,955
Ohio#429221 in 4,272
Virginia#431101 in 3,984
Iowa#43351 in 4,829
Pennsylvania#437211 in 4,763
California#438561 in 3,069
Georgia#451111 in 3,988
Missouri#47781 in 4,940
Tennessee#52461 in 5,805
Maryland#53251 in 6,013
Florida#533101 in 4,801
Texas#533251 in 4,171
Louisiana#54281 in 4,539
Illinois#554161 in 6,136
Michigan#584101 in 7,814
Alabama#62351 in 6,431
North Carolina#70151 in 9,223
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Elisabeth
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 17 spots since 2024 (#908 → #925)
  • 51 spots since 2020 (#976 → #925)
  • 217 spots since 2015 (#708 → #925)
  • Biggest jump: 139 spots in 1892 (#497 → #358)
  • Biggest drop: 190 spots in 1890 (#358 → #548)
Rise & fade · girls
121 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2001 at #286 (1,093 births)
  • Births halved by 2010, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 145 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 145 yrs · run 1880–2020
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,647
  • Highest: 1 in 1,647 girls born in 2001 were named Elisabeth (0.06%)
  • Latest: 1 in 5,700 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 15.6% of all girls named Elisabeth (7,513) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s322#317 (1881)#351
1890s479#358 (1892)#416
1900s710#357 (1905)#404
1910s2,161#344 (1917)#379
1920s1,967#413 (1920)#500
1930s1,284#527 (1931)#587
1940s1,555#592 (1947)#618
1950s2,564#526 (1956)#577
1960s4,272#434 (1967)#465
1970s4,713#359 (1978)#431
1980s7,511#302 (1984)#323
1990s7,513#328 (1997)#359
2000s7,127#286 (2001)#442
2010s4,221#588 (2010)#687
2020s1,619#908 (2024)#964

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Elisabeth in 1964

girls
#462
439 births · 1 in 4,316 girls

Top girls' names in 1964

  1. #1Lisa54,270
  2. #2Mary40,985
  3. #3Susan31,515
  4. #4Karen30,243
  5. #5Patricia26,091
  6. #6Kimberly24,128
  7. #7Donna23,808
  8. #8Linda23,629
  9. #9Cynthia20,321
  10. #10Tammy20,043
  11. #462Elisabeth439
More about 1964

girls

1,894,855 girls got a published name in 1964; 1 in 4,316 of them was named Elisabeth, which outranked 94.1% of the 7,806 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Elisabeth
  1. #459Staci449
  2. #460Maxine446
  3. #461Tiffany442
  4. #462Elisabeth439
  5. #463Danette438
  6. #464Faye437
  7. #465Delia433
Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,987Anjanette#5,891 → #904
  2. ↑ 2,403Deneen#2,619 → #216
  3. ↑ 2,162Denine#3,066 → #904
  4. ↑ 1,303Daneen#2,211 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,137Kecia#1,754 → #617
Fallers
  1. ↓ 341Leisha#993 → #1,334
  2. ↓ 320Cary#973 → #1,293
  3. ↓ 317Lisha#929 → #1,246
  4. ↓ 281Cecile#973 → #1,254
  5. ↓ 276Alexis#790 → #1,066

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1964 →