Eliza
#115 for girls in 2025, 2,370 births · #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1880 · 252 births
- Debut · girls
- 252 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 4 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 70,569since 1880
Eliza over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #115 | 2,370 | #12,008 | 5 |
| 2024 | #118 | 2,317 | — | |
| 2023 | #116 | 2,360 | #9,763 | 7 |
| 2022 | #121 | 2,347 | — | |
| 2021 | #111 | 2,484 | #10,799 | 6 |
| 2020 | #115 | 2,349 | — | |
| 2019 | #119 | 2,454 | — | |
| 2018 | #131 | 2,266 | #12,156 | 5 |
| 2017 | #140 | 2,084 | — | |
| 2016 | #174 | 1,867 | — | |
| 2015 | #175 | 1,836 | — | |
| 2014 | #212 | 1,605 | — | |
| 2013 | #201 | 1,622 | — | |
| 2012 | #223 | 1,421 | — | |
| 2011 | #255 | 1,260 | — | |
| 2010 | #241 | 1,311 | — | |
| 2009 | #278 | 1,182 | — | |
| 2008 | #326 | 1,028 | — | |
| 2007 | #333 | 1,007 | — | |
| 2006 | #326 | 1,015 | — | |
| 2005 | #305 | 1,046 | — | |
| 2004 | #320 | 991 | — | |
| 2003 | #334 | 944 | — | |
| 2002 | #359 | 830 | — | |
| 2001 | #369 | 806 | — | |
| 2000 | #379 | 759 | — | |
| 1999 | #435 | 631 | — | |
| 1998 | #449 | 573 | — | |
| 1997 | #446 | 570 | — | |
| 1996 | #466 | 539 | — | |
| 1995 | #488 | 506 | — | |
| 1994 | #594 | 379 | — | |
| 1993 | #582 | 403 | — | |
| 1992 | #660 | 339 | — | |
| 1991 | #591 | 386 | — | |
| 1990 | #555 | 424 | — | |
| 1989 | #670 | 303 | — | |
| 1988 | #607 | 329 | — | |
| 1987 | #643 | 293 | — | |
| 1986 | #750 | 231 | — | |
| 1985 | #712 | 242 | — | |
| 1984 | #687 | 244 | #5,561 | 6 |
| 1983 | #619 | 280 | — | |
| 1982 | #599 | 300 | — | |
| 1981 | #640 | 277 | #5,468 | 6 |
| 1980 | #658 | 275 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | #698 | 242 | — | |
| 1978 | #757 | 203 | — | |
| 1977 | #698 | 223 | — | |
| 1976 | #741 | 198 | — | |
| 1975 | #899 | 146 | — | |
| 1974 | #901 | 141 | — | |
| 1973 | #842 | 154 | — | |
| 1972 | #874 | 146 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,047 | 115 | — | |
| 1970 | #856 | 157 | — | |
| 1969 | #965 | 123 | — | |
| 1968 | #991 | 111 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,025 | 101 | — | |
| 1966 | #972 | 110 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,070 | 96 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,198 | 85 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,104 | 97 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,126 | 93 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,155 | 91 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,073 | 100 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,149 | 86 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,104 | 91 | #3,944 | 5 |
| 1957 | #965 | 115 | #3,993 | 5 |
| 1956 | #988 | 106 | — | |
| 1955 | #883 | 121 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,053 | 87 | — | |
| 1953 | #954 | 98 | — | |
| 1952 | #914 | 102 | — | |
| 1951 | #779 | 129 | — | |
| 1950 | #785 | 122 | — | |
| 1949 | #705 | 144 | — | |
| 1948 | #789 | 119 | — | |
| 1947 | #803 | 118 | — | |
| 1946 | #698 | 133 | — | |
| 1945 | #577 | 160 | — | |
| 1944 | #631 | 134 | — | |
| 1943 | #646 | 138 | — | |
| 1942 | #605 | 151 | #3,560 | 5 |
| 1941 | #578 | 146 | — | |
| 1940 | #572 | 148 | — | |
| 1939 | #539 | 152 | — | |
| 1938 | #519 | 168 | — | |
| 1937 | #585 | 132 | #2,905 | 7 |
| 1936 | #538 | 146 | — | |
| 1935 | #507 | 158 | #3,252 | 6 |
| 1934 | #482 | 175 | #2,742 | 8 |
| 1933 | #467 | 197 | #3,268 | 6 |
| 1932 | #425 | 238 | #3,776 | 5 |
| 1931 | #449 | 205 | — | |
| 1930 | #423 | 246 | #3,022 | 8 |
| 1929 | #411 | 259 | #3,959 | 5 |
| 1928 | #439 | 239 | #3,076 | 8 |
| 1927 | #404 | 286 | #2,912 | 9 |
| 1926 | #388 | 311 | #3,385 | 7 |
| 1925 | #375 | 335 | — | |
| 1924 | #363 | 359 | — | |
| 1923 | #365 | 333 | #3,822 | 6 |
| 1922 | #344 | 361 | #3,532 | 7 |
| 1921 | #350 | 352 | — | |
| 1920 | #327 | 392 | — | |
| 1919 | #320 | 388 | #3,391 | 7 |
| 1918 | #329 | 386 | #3,096 | 8 |
| 1917 | #316 | 377 | #2,732 | 9 |
| 1916 | #342 | 328 | #2,926 | 8 |
| 1915 | #312 | 356 | #2,621 | 9 |
| 1914 | #296 | 311 | — | |
| 1913 | #260 | 315 | #2,273 | 7 |
| 1912 | #260 | 297 | #2,269 | 6 |
| 1911 | #244 | 258 | — | |
| 1910 | #234 | 273 | — | |
| 1909 | #226 | 249 | — | |
| 1908 | #221 | 243 | #1,373 | 5 |
| 1907 | #217 | 232 | — | |
| 1906 | #217 | 209 | — | |
| 1905 | #204 | 222 | — | |
| 1904 | #212 | 204 | — | |
| 1903 | #184 | 247 | — | |
| 1902 | #184 | 249 | — | |
| 1901 | #198 | 207 | — | |
| 1900 | #165 | 335 | — | |
| 1899 | #171 | 256 | — | |
| 1898 | #181 | 259 | — | |
| 1897 | #175 | 244 | — | |
| 1896 | #167 | 260 | — | |
| 1895 | #158 | 273 | — | |
| 1894 | #146 | 297 | — | |
| 1893 | #148 | 272 | — | |
| 1892 | #144 | 285 | — | |
| 1891 | #130 | 280 | — | |
| 1890 | #132 | 297 | — | |
| 1889 | #126 | 307 | — | |
| 1888 | #110 | 343 | — | |
| 1887 | #106 | 290 | — | |
| 1886 | #109 | 287 | — | |
| 1885 | #101 | 300 | — | |
| 1884 | #101 | 280 | — | |
| 1883 | #95 | 274 | — | |
| 1882 | #92 | 280 | — | |
| 1881 | #91 | 238 | — | |
| 1880 | #85 | 252 | #809 | 6 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Eliza was already there! It came in at #85, and was given to 252 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1952–1969, when fewer than 130 girls a year got the name.
Where Eliza is popular in 1935
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Carolina#220 · 1 in 1,366
- Virginia#247 · 1 in 1,906
- Mississippi#260 · 1 in 1,471
- Alabama#282 · 1 in 1,951
- Georgia#301 · 1 in 2,328
Best ever in a state: #32 in Utah, 2010.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #220 | 15 | 1 in 1,366 |
| Virginia | #247 | 12 | 1 in 1,906 |
| Mississippi | #260 | 15 | 1 in 1,471 |
| Alabama | #282 | 15 | 1 in 1,951 |
| Georgia | #301 | 13 | 1 in 2,328 |
| North Carolina | #333 | 11 | 1 in 3,326 |
| Kentucky | #337 | 9 | 1 in 2,956 |
| Arkansas | #442 | 5 | 1 in 3,790 |
| Texas | #562 | 12 | 1 in 4,729 |
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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 Eliza
- 3 spots since 2024 (#118 → #115)
- Same as 2020 (#115)
- 60 spots since 2015 (#175 → #115)
- Biggest jump: 173 spots in 1972 (#1,047 → #874)
- Biggest drop: 191 spots in 1971 (#856 → #1,047)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #85 (252 births)
- Births halved by 1947, 67 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 4 yrs · run 1880–1883
- Top 1,000: 135 yrs · run 1880–1953
- Highest: 1 in 361 girls born in 1880 were named Eliza (0.28%)
- Latest: 1 in 678 girls born in 2025 (0.15%)
- 25.1% of all girls named Eliza (17,726) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #85 (1880) → #1,198 (1964) → #111 (2021)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,851 | #85 (1880) | #102 |
| 1890s | 2,723 | #130 (1891) | #155 |
| 1900s | 2,397 | #165 (1900) | #203 |
| 1910s | 3,289 | #234 (1910) | #291 |
| 1920s | 3,227 | #327 (1920) | #377 |
| 1930s | 1,817 | #423 (1930) | #493 |
| 1940s | 1,391 | #572 (1940) | #660 |
| 1950s | 1,057 | #779 (1951) | #957 |
| 1960s | 1,007 | #965 (1969) | #1,068 |
| 1970s | 1,725 | #698 (1979) | #831 |
| 1980s | 2,774 | #599 (1982) | #659 |
| 1990s | 4,750 | #435 (1999) | #527 |
| 2000s | 9,608 | #278 (2009) | #333 |
| 2010s | 17,726 | #119 (2019) | #187 |
| 2020s | 14,227 | #111 (2021) | #116 |
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.
Eliza in 1935
Top girls' names in 1935
Top boys' names in 1935
More about 1935
girls
1,048,577 girls got a published name in 1935; 1 in 6,637 of them was named Eliza, which outranked 89.6% of the 4,893 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #504Aline160
- #504Delois160
- #504Delphine160
- #507Eliza158
- #507Ester158
- #507Pearline158
- #510Allene157
- #510Denise157
- #512Lilly156
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 2,736Norita#3,449 → #713
- ↑ 1,073Shelby#1,913 → #840
- ↑ 672Darla#1,344 → #672
- ↑ 396Shirleyann#1,292 → #896
- ↑ 375Loris#1,236 → #861
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,041,351 boys got a published name in 1935; 1 in 173,559 of them was named Eliza, which outranked 21.6% of the 4,146 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,951Yancey7
- #2,951York7
- #2,951Zed7
- #3,252Eliza6
- #3,252Abdon6
- #3,252Adams6
- #3,252Agustine6
- #3,645Abb5
- #3,645Abundio5
- #3,645Acencion5
Tied with 392 names at #3,252; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.