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

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Peak · girls
1880 · 252 births
Debut · girls
252 births
In top 100 · girls
4 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
70,569
since 1880

Eliza over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #85, 1880girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1152,370#12,0085
2024#1182,317
2023#1162,360#9,7637
2022#1212,347
2021#1112,484#10,7996
2020#1152,349
2019#1192,454
2018#1312,266#12,1565
2017#1402,084
2016#1741,867
2015#1751,836
2014#2121,605
2013#2011,622
2012#2231,421
2011#2551,260
2010#2411,311
2009#2781,182
2008#3261,028
2007#3331,007
2006#3261,015
2005#3051,046
2004#320991
2003#334944
2002#359830
2001#369806
2000#379759
1999#435631
1998#449573
1997#446570
1996#466539
1995#488506
1994#594379
1993#582403
1992#660339
1991#591386
1990#555424
1989#670303
1988#607329
1987#643293
1986#750231
1985#712242
1984#687244#5,5616
1983#619280
1982#599300
1981#640277#5,4686
1980#658275#6,2505
1979#698242
1978#757203
1977#698223
1976#741198
1975#899146
1974#901141
1973#842154
1972#874146
1971#1,047115
1970#856157
1969#965123
1968#991111
1967#1,025101
1966#972110
1965#1,07096
1964#1,19885
1963#1,10497
1962#1,12693
1961#1,15591
1960#1,073100
1959#1,14986
1958#1,10491#3,9445
1957#965115#3,9935
1956#988106
1955#883121
1954#1,05387
1953#95498
1952#914102
1951#779129
1950#785122
1949#705144
1948#789119
1947#803118
1946#698133
1945#577160
1944#631134
1943#646138
1942#605151#3,5605
1941#578146
1940#572148
1939#539152
1938#519168
1937#585132#2,9057
1936#538146
1935#507158#3,2526
1934#482175#2,7428
1933#467197#3,2686
1932#425238#3,7765
1931#449205
1930#423246#3,0228
1929#411259#3,9595
1928#439239#3,0768
1927#404286#2,9129
1926#388311#3,3857
1925#375335
1924#363359
1923#365333#3,8226
1922#344361#3,5327
1921#350352
1920#327392
1919#320388#3,3917
1918#329386#3,0968
1917#316377#2,7329
1916#342328#2,9268
1915#312356#2,6219
1914#296311
1913#260315#2,2737
1912#260297#2,2696
1911#244258
1910#234273
1909#226249
1908#221243#1,3735
1907#217232
1906#217209
1905#204222
1904#212204
1903#184247
1902#184249
1901#198207
1900#165335
1899#171256
1898#181259
1897#175244
1896#167260
1895#158273
1894#146297
1893#148272
1892#144285
1891#130280
1890#132297
1889#126307
1888#110343
1887#106290
1886#109287
1885#101300
1884#101280
1883#95274
1882#92280
1881#91238
1880#85252#8096
First appearance
1880

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 1984

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedAKMaine: #142 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 692 girlsMEVermont: #127 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 552 girlsVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedMNIllinois: #672 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 6,051 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedWIMichigan: #820 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,394 girlsMINew York: #475 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 3,367 girlsNYMassachusetts: #398 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,350 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedRIOregon: #426 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,131 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedINOhio: #585 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 6,289 girlsOHPennsylvania: #560 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 5,671 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedNJConnecticut: #328 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,335 girlsCTCalifornia: #964 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 9,171 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedWVVirginia: #633 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,274 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #683 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,819 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedHITexas: #549 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 4,076 girlsTXFlorida: #809 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 7,709 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Vermont#127 · 1 in 552
  2. Maine#142 · 1 in 692
  3. Connecticut#328 · 1 in 2,335
  4. Massachusetts#398 · 1 in 3,350
  5. Oregon#426 · 1 in 3,131

Best ever in a state: #32 in Utah, 2010.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#12751 in 552
Maine#14291 in 692
Connecticut#32871 in 2,335
Massachusetts#398101 in 3,350
Oregon#42651 in 3,131
New York#475311 in 3,367
Texas#549321 in 4,076
Pennsylvania#560121 in 5,671
Ohio#585111 in 6,289
Virginia#63351 in 6,274
Illinois#672121 in 6,051
North Carolina#68351 in 6,819
Florida#80981 in 7,709
Michigan#82061 in 9,394
California#964211 in 9,171
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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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1880 at #85 (252 births)
  • Births halved by 1947, 67 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 4 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 4 yrs · run 1880–1883
  • Top 1,000: 135 yrs · run 1880–1953
Share of babies · girls
1 in 361
  • Highest: 1 in 361 girls born in 1880 were named Eliza (0.28%)
  • Latest: 1 in 678 girls born in 2025 (0.15%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s2,851#85 (1880)#102
1890s2,723#130 (1891)#155
1900s2,397#165 (1900)#203
1910s3,289#234 (1910)#291
1920s3,227#327 (1920)#377
1930s1,817#423 (1930)#493
1940s1,391#572 (1940)#660
1950s1,057#779 (1951)#957
1960s1,007#965 (1969)#1,068
1970s1,725#698 (1979)#831
1980s2,774#599 (1982)#659
1990s4,750#435 (1999)#527
2000s9,608#278 (2009)#333
2010s17,726#119 (2019)#187
2020s14,227#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 1984

girls
#687
244 births · 1 in 6,901 girls
boys
#5,561
6 births · 1 in 300,808 boys

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #687Eliza244

Top boys' names in 1984

  1. #1Michael67,735
  2. #2Christopher60,021
  3. #3Matthew49,767
  4. #4Joshua40,266
  5. #5David38,492
  6. #6Daniel36,531
  7. #7James35,859
  8. #8John32,610
  9. #9Robert31,768
  10. #10Joseph30,513
  11. #5,561Eliza6
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 6,901 of them was named Eliza, which outranked 94.4% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eliza
  1. #684Carina245
  2. #684Doris245
  3. #684Maegan245
  4. #687Eliza244
  5. #687Eleanor244
  6. #687Marcy244
  7. #690Candi243
  8. #691Jeanine242
  9. #691Tanesha242

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. 8,259Santana#9,015#756
  2. 2,419Tasia#3,151#732
  3. 2,198Teela#3,065#867
  4. 1,074Grisel#1,858#784
  5. 894Kaylee#1,715#821
Fallers
  1. 1,856Dwan#874#2,730
  2. 720Toccara#937#1,657
  3. 713Kaleena#547#1,260
  4. 303Karie#1,000#1,303
  5. 300Karyn#820#1,120

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

boys

1,804,848 boys got a published name in 1984; 1 in 300,808 of them was named Eliza, which outranked 24.2% of the 7,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eliza
  1. #4,973Zenon7
  2. #4,973Zeus7
  3. #4,973Zubair7
  4. #5,561Eliza6
  5. #5,561Aaryn6
  6. #5,561Abdulaziz6
  7. #5,561Abdur6
  8. #6,315Abbott5
  9. #6,315Abdel5
  10. #6,315Abdon5

Tied with 753 names at #5,561; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. 958Ryne#1,562#604
  2. 472Rachel#1,448#976
  3. 399Zebulon#1,375#976
  4. 359Travon#1,327#968
  5. 347Mackenzie#1,347#1,000
Fallers
  1. 741Trumaine#949#1,690
  2. 422Basil#1,000#1,422
  3. 240Alfonzo#1,000#1,240
  4. 208Jasen#804#1,012
  5. 205Woodrow#949#1,154

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

See the top 100 for 1984