Elizabeth
#17 for girls in 2025, 6,760 births · #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1892 · 3,461 births
- Debut · girls
- 1,939 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 146 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,688,757since 1880
Elizabeth 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 | #17 | 6,760 | #12,008 | 5 |
| 2024 | #17 | 6,924 | #12,349 | 5 |
| 2023 | #15 | 6,616 | #8,921 | 8 |
| 2022 | #15 | 7,020 | — | |
| 2021 | #14 | 7,265 | #12,146 | 5 |
| 2020 | #16 | 7,308 | — | |
| 2019 | #14 | 7,923 | #7,173 | 11 |
| 2018 | #13 | 8,600 | — | |
| 2017 | #13 | 9,004 | #8,140 | 9 |
| 2016 | #13 | 9,607 | #6,726 | 12 |
| 2015 | #13 | 9,771 | #10,644 | 6 |
| 2014 | #13 | 9,600 | #10,717 | 6 |
| 2013 | #10 | 9,476 | #6,603 | 12 |
| 2012 | #10 | 9,730 | #8,864 | 8 |
| 2011 | #11 | 10,109 | #4,822 | 19 |
| 2010 | #12 | 10,283 | #8,803 | 8 |
| 2009 | #11 | 11,057 | #6,436 | 13 |
| 2008 | #9 | 12,027 | #6,393 | 13 |
| 2007 | #10 | 13,071 | #4,996 | 18 |
| 2006 | #11 | 12,440 | #5,072 | 17 |
| 2005 | #11 | 12,743 | #3,815 | 24 |
| 2004 | #10 | 13,577 | #1,934 | 63 |
| 2003 | #9 | 14,123 | #3,044 | 31 |
| 2002 | #11 | 14,621 | #3,909 | 21 |
| 2001 | #9 | 14,792 | #5,667 | 12 |
| 2000 | #9 | 15,117 | #3,640 | 22 |
| 1999 | #10 | 15,350 | #3,480 | 22 |
| 1998 | #10 | 15,193 | #3,296 | 23 |
| 1997 | #9 | 15,430 | #2,613 | 30 |
| 1996 | #10 | 16,003 | #2,838 | 26 |
| 1995 | #10 | 16,192 | #1,914 | 44 |
| 1994 | #9 | 16,786 | #1,894 | 44 |
| 1993 | #9 | 17,559 | #1,620 | 55 |
| 1992 | #9 | 19,035 | #1,659 | 52 |
| 1991 | #9 | 20,395 | #1,396 | 66 |
| 1990 | #9 | 20,750 | #1,129 | 91 |
| 1989 | #10 | 20,298 | #848 | 140 |
| 1988 | #10 | 20,042 | #955 | 102 |
| 1987 | #10 | 18,608 | #921 | 105 |
| 1986 | #10 | 19,074 | #932 | 96 |
| 1985 | #9 | 20,545 | #884 | 105 |
| 1984 | #10 | 20,360 | #909 | 94 |
| 1983 | #10 | 19,842 | #867 | 102 |
| 1982 | #8 | 20,506 | #957 | 88 |
| 1981 | #9 | 20,168 | #947 | 90 |
| 1980 | #9 | 19,529 | #1,022 | 78 |
| 1979 | #11 | 18,073 | #976 | 82 |
| 1978 | #14 | 16,807 | #1,040 | 70 |
| 1977 | #13 | 16,431 | #1,093 | 63 |
| 1976 | #16 | 13,547 | #1,067 | 61 |
| 1975 | #15 | 12,472 | #1,170 | 52 |
| 1974 | #12 | 12,259 | #1,045 | 62 |
| 1973 | #13 | 12,360 | #1,136 | 52 |
| 1972 | #15 | 12,182 | #1,098 | 55 |
| 1971 | #19 | 13,606 | #1,014 | 64 |
| 1970 | #18 | 15,108 | #989 | 67 |
| 1969 | #16 | 15,297 | #972 | 62 |
| 1968 | #17 | 14,887 | #1,017 | 53 |
| 1967 | #13 | 16,116 | #1,003 | 52 |
| 1966 | #16 | 15,887 | #1,016 | 51 |
| 1965 | #16 | 16,321 | #986 | 56 |
| 1964 | #16 | 17,294 | #1,096 | 48 |
| 1963 | #20 | 17,598 | #1,052 | 52 |
| 1962 | #20 | 17,806 | #1,137 | 46 |
| 1961 | #19 | 18,855 | #940 | 66 |
| 1960 | #18 | 18,859 | #996 | 59 |
| 1959 | #21 | 18,421 | #1,117 | 48 |
| 1958 | #22 | 18,535 | #1,131 | 46 |
| 1957 | #22 | 17,492 | #1,318 | 35 |
| 1956 | #22 | 16,355 | #1,335 | 33 |
| 1955 | #21 | 16,696 | #1,154 | 42 |
| 1954 | #20 | 16,584 | #1,169 | 41 |
| 1953 | #21 | 16,099 | #1,331 | 32 |
| 1952 | #22 | 16,022 | #1,406 | 29 |
| 1951 | #23 | 15,118 | #1,332 | 31 |
| 1950 | #24 | 14,334 | #1,340 | 29 |
| 1949 | #25 | 13,714 | #1,434 | 26 |
| 1948 | #26 | 13,215 | #1,323 | 30 |
| 1947 | #25 | 13,440 | #1,271 | 33 |
| 1946 | #25 | 11,753 | #1,509 | 22 |
| 1945 | #26 | 10,343 | #1,327 | 25 |
| 1944 | #23 | 11,034 | #1,173 | 32 |
| 1943 | #23 | 11,644 | #1,120 | 37 |
| 1942 | #22 | 11,186 | #923 | 52 |
| 1941 | #21 | 10,267 | #905 | 49 |
| 1940 | #20 | 9,955 | #872 | 52 |
| 1939 | #18 | 9,709 | #867 | 50 |
| 1938 | #17 | 9,803 | #951 | 44 |
| 1937 | #17 | 9,385 | #869 | 50 |
| 1936 | #18 | 8,860 | #893 | 47 |
| 1935 | #17 | 9,075 | #992 | 41 |
| 1934 | #18 | 9,346 | #970 | 43 |
| 1933 | #17 | 9,016 | #1,051 | 38 |
| 1932 | #17 | 9,999 | #868 | 54 |
| 1931 | #16 | 10,292 | #939 | 48 |
| 1930 | #15 | 10,995 | #976 | 48 |
| 1929 | #15 | 11,248 | #836 | 61 |
| 1928 | #14 | 11,767 | #1,041 | 44 |
| 1927 | #13 | 12,523 | #911 | 56 |
| 1926 | #11 | 12,837 | #916 | 54 |
| 1925 | #10 | 13,936 | #1,164 | 37 |
| 1924 | #11 | 14,950 | #1,107 | 42 |
| 1923 | #9 | 15,459 | #1,114 | 41 |
| 1922 | #9 | 15,244 | #1,333 | 30 |
| 1921 | #10 | 15,800 | #1,226 | 35 |
| 1920 | #8 | 15,908 | #1,234 | 34 |
| 1919 | #8 | 15,287 | #1,752 | 19 |
| 1918 | #9 | 15,853 | #1,124 | 37 |
| 1917 | #8 | 15,131 | #1,222 | 31 |
| 1916 | #8 | 14,940 | #1,013 | 40 |
| 1915 | #8 | 14,103 | #1,265 | 27 |
| 1914 | #8 | 11,367 | #1,101 | 27 |
| 1913 | #8 | 9,505 | #1,023 | 24 |
| 1912 | #8 | 8,527 | #935 | 23 |
| 1911 | #7 | 6,298 | #759 | 18 |
| 1910 | #7 | 5,800 | #729 | 17 |
| 1909 | #7 | 5,176 | #804 | 13 |
| 1908 | #7 | 4,904 | #825 | 11 |
| 1907 | #7 | 4,624 | #735 | 13 |
| 1906 | #7 | 4,320 | #613 | 15 |
| 1905 | #6 | 4,121 | #666 | 13 |
| 1904 | #6 | 3,833 | #647 | 13 |
| 1903 | #6 | 3,724 | #696 | 11 |
| 1902 | #6 | 3,694 | #460 | 21 |
| 1901 | #6 | 3,216 | #727 | 9 |
| 1900 | #6 | 4,096 | #623 | 16 |
| 1899 | #7 | 3,287 | #548 | 13 |
| 1898 | #7 | 3,659 | #543 | 15 |
| 1897 | #6 | 3,442 | #615 | 12 |
| 1896 | #7 | 3,471 | #674 | 11 |
| 1895 | #5 | 3,603 | #491 | 17 |
| 1894 | #5 | 3,425 | #668 | 10 |
| 1893 | #5 | 3,360 | #572 | 12 |
| 1892 | #3 | 3,461 | #792 | 8 |
| 1891 | #4 | 3,059 | #841 | 6 |
| 1890 | #3 | 3,112 | #566 | 12 |
| 1889 | #3 | 3,058 | #464 | 16 |
| 1888 | #3 | 3,224 | #580 | 12 |
| 1887 | #3 | 2,681 | #461 | 14 |
| 1886 | #4 | 2,680 | #578 | 11 |
| 1885 | #4 | 2,582 | #641 | 9 |
| 1884 | #4 | 2,549 | #468 | 16 |
| 1883 | #4 | 2,255 | #497 | 13 |
| 1882 | #4 | 2,186 | #754 | 7 |
| 1881 | #4 | 1,852 | — | |
| 1880 | #4 | 1,939 | #640 | 9 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Elizabeth was already there! It came in at #4, and was given to 1,939 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1887, when fewer than 2,700 girls a year got the name.
See more about Elizabeth
- Held #17 since 2024
- 1 spot since 2020 (#16 → #17)
- 4 spots since 2015 (#13 → #17)
- Biggest jump: 4 spots in 1964 (#20 → #16)
- Biggest drop: 4 spots in 1968 (#13 → #17)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1892 at #3 (3,461 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: 73 yrs · run 1880–1923
- Top 100: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 47 girls born in 1880 were named Elizabeth (2.1%)
- Latest: 1 in 238 girls born in 2025 (0.42%)
- Its best rank, #3 in 1892, was only 1 in 61 (1.6%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 11.8% of all girls named Elizabeth (198,972) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 25,006 | #3 (1888) | #4 |
| 1890s | 33,879 | #3 (1892) | #5 |
| 1900s | 41,708 | #6 (1905) | #6 |
| 1910s | 116,811 | #7 (1911) | #8 |
| 1920s | 139,672 | #8 (1920) | #11 |
| 1930s | 96,480 | #15 (1930) | #17 |
| 1940s | 116,551 | #20 (1940) | #24 |
| 1950s | 165,656 | #20 (1954) | #22 |
| 1960s | 168,920 | #13 (1967) | #17 |
| 1970s | 142,845 | #11 (1979) | #15 |
| 1980s | 198,972 | #8 (1982) | #10 |
| 1990s | 172,693 | #9 (1990) | #9 |
| 2000s | 133,568 | #9 (2000) | #10 |
| 2010s | 94,103 | #10 (2012) | #12 |
| 2020s | 41,893 | #14 (2021) | #16 |
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.
Elizabeth in 1981
Top girls' names in 1981
Top boys' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 83 of them was named Elizabeth, which outranked 99.9% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 19,902 of them was named Elizabeth, which outranked 87.0% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #938Mohamed91
- #938Muhammad91
- #938Taurean91
- #947Elizabeth90
- #947Cruz90
- #947Demarco90
- #947Estevan90
- #954Antwain89
- #954Cale89
- #954Cordell89
Tied with 6 names at #947; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.