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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2001 · 1,093 births
- Debut · girls
- 24 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 48,018since 1880
Elisabeth over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Elisabeth has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #925 | 282 | — | |
| 2024 | #908 | 292 | — | |
| 2023 | #994 | 257 | — | |
| 2022 | #978 | 272 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,002 | 255 | — | |
| 2020 | #976 | 261 | — | |
| 2019 | #906 | 293 | — | |
| 2018 | #782 | 349 | — | |
| 2017 | #771 | 359 | — | |
| 2016 | #684 | 427 | — | |
| 2015 | #708 | 403 | — | |
| 2014 | #602 | 489 | — | |
| 2013 | #608 | 461 | — | |
| 2012 | #617 | 465 | — | |
| 2011 | #603 | 476 | — | |
| 2010 | #588 | 499 | — | |
| 2009 | #551 | 554 | — | |
| 2008 | #522 | 586 | — | |
| 2007 | #508 | 628 | — | |
| 2006 | #497 | 613 | — | |
| 2005 | #444 | 682 | — | |
| 2004 | #434 | 702 | — | |
| 2003 | #423 | 710 | — | |
| 2002 | #363 | 824 | — | |
| 2001 | #286 | 1,093 | — | |
| 2000 | #390 | 735 | — | |
| 1999 | #402 | 694 | — | |
| 1998 | #382 | 740 | — | |
| 1997 | #328 | 865 | — | |
| 1996 | #366 | 739 | — | |
| 1995 | #374 | 701 | — | |
| 1994 | #360 | 727 | — | |
| 1993 | #334 | 788 | — | |
| 1992 | #341 | 760 | — | |
| 1991 | #353 | 734 | — | |
| 1990 | #348 | 765 | — | |
| 1989 | #311 | 813 | #4,811 | 10 |
| 1988 | #346 | 714 | — | |
| 1987 | #339 | 722 | — | |
| 1986 | #340 | 705 | — | |
| 1985 | #313 | 771 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #302 | 791 | — | |
| 1983 | #328 | 704 | — | |
| 1982 | #304 | 804 | #5,619 | 6 |
| 1981 | #321 | 735 | — | |
| 1980 | #322 | 752 | — | |
| 1979 | #362 | 626 | #5,355 | 6 |
| 1978 | #359 | 589 | — | |
| 1977 | #372 | 576 | — | |
| 1976 | #404 | 497 | — | |
| 1975 | #429 | 460 | — | |
| 1974 | #447 | 413 | — | |
| 1973 | #480 | 373 | — | |
| 1972 | #500 | 353 | — | |
| 1971 | #483 | 399 | — | |
| 1970 | #475 | 427 | — | |
| 1969 | #476 | 411 | — | |
| 1968 | #461 | 437 | — | |
| 1967 | #434 | 468 | — | |
| 1966 | #443 | 445 | — | |
| 1965 | #440 | 458 | — | |
| 1964 | #462 | 439 | — | |
| 1963 | #447 | 466 | — | |
| 1962 | #482 | 401 | — | |
| 1961 | #509 | 369 | — | |
| 1960 | #498 | 378 | — | |
| 1959 | #538 | 327 | — | |
| 1958 | #532 | 331 | — | |
| 1957 | #539 | 316 | — | |
| 1956 | #526 | 312 | — | |
| 1955 | #613 | 229 | — | |
| 1954 | #554 | 259 | — | |
| 1953 | #599 | 218 | — | |
| 1952 | #620 | 201 | — | |
| 1951 | #639 | 184 | — | |
| 1950 | #613 | 187 | — | |
| 1949 | #613 | 182 | — | |
| 1948 | #624 | 175 | — | |
| 1947 | #592 | 207 | — | |
| 1946 | #655 | 146 | — | |
| 1945 | #599 | 148 | — | |
| 1944 | #599 | 150 | — | |
| 1943 | #629 | 146 | — | |
| 1942 | #613 | 149 | — | |
| 1941 | #601 | 138 | — | |
| 1940 | #652 | 114 | — | |
| 1939 | #589 | 129 | — | |
| 1938 | #604 | 128 | — | |
| 1937 | #575 | 137 | — | |
| 1936 | #600 | 120 | — | |
| 1935 | #621 | 109 | — | |
| 1934 | #591 | 122 | — | |
| 1933 | #578 | 123 | — | |
| 1932 | #624 | 114 | — | |
| 1931 | #527 | 156 | — | |
| 1930 | #564 | 146 | — | |
| 1929 | #551 | 153 | — | |
| 1928 | #564 | 156 | — | |
| 1927 | #534 | 177 | — | |
| 1926 | #517 | 182 | — | |
| 1925 | #523 | 184 | — | |
| 1924 | #495 | 200 | — | |
| 1923 | #505 | 189 | — | |
| 1922 | #462 | 222 | — | |
| 1921 | #435 | 245 | — | |
| 1920 | #413 | 259 | — | |
| 1919 | #393 | 273 | — | |
| 1918 | #382 | 292 | — | |
| 1917 | #344 | 331 | — | |
| 1916 | #371 | 278 | — | |
| 1915 | #373 | 261 | — | |
| 1914 | #359 | 217 | — | |
| 1913 | #362 | 180 | — | |
| 1912 | #404 | 131 | — | |
| 1911 | #409 | 96 | — | |
| 1910 | #390 | 102 | — | |
| 1909 | #385 | 93 | — | |
| 1908 | #383 | 89 | — | |
| 1907 | #370 | 90 | — | |
| 1906 | #376 | 82 | — | |
| 1905 | #357 | 88 | — | |
| 1904 | #445 | 53 | — | |
| 1903 | #407 | 60 | — | |
| 1902 | #440 | 50 | — | |
| 1901 | #421 | 51 | — | |
| 1900 | #457 | 54 | — | |
| 1899 | #402 | 52 | — | |
| 1898 | #380 | 66 | — | |
| 1897 | #382 | 57 | — | |
| 1896 | #403 | 50 | — | |
| 1895 | #433 | 43 | — | |
| 1894 | #367 | 58 | — | |
| 1893 | #387 | 48 | — | |
| 1892 | #358 | 55 | — | |
| 1891 | #497 | 27 | — | |
| 1890 | #548 | 23 | — | |
| 1889 | #358 | 45 | — | |
| 1888 | #431 | 33 | — | |
| 1887 | #372 | 33 | — | |
| 1886 | #318 | 43 | — | |
| 1885 | #354 | 32 | — | |
| 1884 | #349 | 32 | — | |
| 1883 | #354 | 26 | — | |
| 1882 | #326 | 29 | — | |
| 1881 | #317 | 25 | — | |
| 1880 | #326 | 24 | — | |
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 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- New Hampshire#138 · 1 in 670
- Connecticut#170 · 1 in 887
- Massachusetts#213 · 1 in 1,348
- Maine#223 · 1 in 1,183
- Utah#230 · 1 in 1,167
Best ever in a state: #75 in District of Columbia, 1914.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | #138 | 7 | 1 in 670 |
| Connecticut | #170 | 16 | 1 in 887 |
| Massachusetts | #213 | 22 | 1 in 1,348 |
| Maine | #223 | 5 | 1 in 1,183 |
| Utah | #230 | 13 | 1 in 1,167 |
| Washington | #253 | 16 | 1 in 1,434 |
| Minnesota | #255 | 16 | 1 in 1,659 |
| District of Columbia | #263 | 5 | 1 in 1,106 |
| Maryland | #277 | 11 | 1 in 1,660 |
| Illinois | #282 | 43 | 1 in 1,649 |
| Ohio | #285 | 35 | 1 in 1,970 |
| Michigan | #295 | 28 | 1 in 2,055 |
| California | #301 | 93 | 1 in 1,649 |
| Oregon | #315 | 8 | 1 in 1,931 |
| Virginia | #324 | 13 | 1 in 2,141 |
| Wisconsin | #325 | 11 | 1 in 2,633 |
| Colorado | #326 | 9 | 1 in 1,922 |
| Kansas | #348 | 6 | 1 in 2,239 |
| Iowa | #372 | 6 | 1 in 3,098 |
| New Jersey | #385 | 15 | 1 in 2,418 |
| New York | #386 | 40 | 1 in 2,458 |
| Pennsylvania | #391 | 22 | 1 in 3,000 |
| Arkansas | #398 | 5 | 1 in 2,516 |
| South Carolina | #401 | 7 | 1 in 2,436 |
| Tennessee | #424 | 9 | 1 in 3,096 |
| Indiana | #432 | 10 | 1 in 3,479 |
| Texas | #442 | 37 | 1 in 2,794 |
| Missouri | #456 | 8 | 1 in 3,832 |
| Arizona | #462 | 6 | 1 in 2,731 |
| North Carolina | #463 | 9 | 1 in 3,596 |
| Florida | #472 | 14 | 1 in 3,145 |
| Georgia | #507 | 9 | 1 in 3,583 |
| Louisiana | #529 | 8 | 1 in 3,440 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
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| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 322 | #317 (1881) | #351 |
| 1890s | 479 | #358 (1892) | #416 |
| 1900s | 710 | #357 (1905) | #404 |
| 1910s | 2,161 | #344 (1917) | #379 |
| 1920s | 1,967 | #413 (1920) | #500 |
| 1930s | 1,284 | #527 (1931) | #587 |
| 1940s | 1,555 | #592 (1947) | #618 |
| 1950s | 2,564 | #526 (1956) | #577 |
| 1960s | 4,272 | #434 (1967) | #465 |
| 1970s | 4,713 | #359 (1978) | #431 |
| 1980s | 7,511 | #302 (1984) | #323 |
| 1990s | 7,513 | #328 (1997) | #359 |
| 2000s | 7,127 | #286 (2001) | #442 |
| 2010s | 4,221 | #588 (2010) | #687 |
| 2020s | 1,619 | #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 1978
girls
#359
589 births · 1 in 2,601 girls
Top girls' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 2,601 of them was named Elisabeth, which outranked 96.9% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).