Lizzie

#2,139 for girls in 2025, 87 births · Last seen for boys in 1940 at #3,459
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1882 · 495 births
Debut · girls
388 births
In top 100 · girls
18 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
39,538
since 1880

Lizzie over time

girls

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

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201921peak #62, 1882girls
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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#2,13987
2024#2,32779
2023#2,05095
2022#2,44574
2021#2,23383
2020#2,58066
2019#2,53869
2018#3,78939
2017#2,71363
2016#2,51771
2015#2,55570
2014#2,68365
2013#2,83760
2012#2,86660
2011#2,90959
2010#3,36048
2009#2,96658
2008#3,31650
2007#2,48575
2006#2,41977
2005#2,18084
2004#2,19581
2003#1,786105
2002#3,10346
2001#2,80852
2000#2,90349
1999#3,24539
1998#3,42635
1997#3,81529
1996#3,83128
1995#4,21724
1994#2,98839
1993#3,98726
1992#3,41932
1991#2,93539
1990#3,02237
1989#3,78426
1988#2,44744
1987#2,85234
1986#2,72435
1985#2,48439
1984#3,06928
1983#2,23643
1982#2,41440
1981#2,11948
1980#2,86631
1979#2,30441
1978#2,35038
1977#2,18942
1976#1,96845
1975#1,67257
1974#2,06640
1973#1,78848
1972#1,89044
1971#1,68654
1970#1,63757
1969#1,53160
1968#1,37566
1967#1,44159
1966#1,36864
1965#1,17783
1964#1,066104
1963#1,016110
1962#1,22481
1961#1,083102
1960#1,001115
1959#950122
1958#911127
1957#903127
1956#809151
1955#700180
1954#639205
1953#669180
1952#616202
1951#567226
1950#525245
1949#523247
1948#480279
1947#497273
1946#456291
1945#440263
1944#441265
1943#429294
1942#414298
1941#353349
1940#399290#3,4595
1939#396284
1938#390295
1937#364316
1936#359310#3,1476
1935#308401#3,6455
1934#331357
1933#307405
1932#312416
1931#317406
1930#298494
1929#297487
1928#304475#4,1515
1927#282562#3,1518
1926#284543
1925#262636#4,1975
1924#270581#3,8676
1923#256625#3,4677
1922#250684
1921#257665#3,2148
1920#245711#3,4897
1919#219809#4,1685
1918#236727#3,3687
1917#244646
1916#239669
1915#236657
1914#228551#3,2645
1913#200532
1912#180548
1911#170441
1910#155505
1909#140504#1,1557
1908#155436
1907#142462
1906#136449
1905#132476
1904#139420#1,2055
1903#124458
1902#115504
1901#115458
1900#103657
1899#105492#9286
1898#103582
1897#99543
1896#100508
1895#99543
1894#92562
1893#83584
1892#80597
1891#82525
1890#74620
1889#74570
1888#75593#1,0315
1887#68525
1886#71512
1885#65537
1884#66523
1883#63496
1882#62495
1881#67396
1880#67388
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Lizzie was already there! It came in at #67, and was given to 388 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1995–1998, when fewer than 36 girls a year got the name.

Where Lizzie is popular in 1921

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #447 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 9,137 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedMOKentucky: #167 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 902 girlsKYWest Virginia: #337 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,906 girlsWVVirginia: #195 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,238 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #243 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,309 girlsARTennessee: #178 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 888 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #120 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 519 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #85 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 315 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #351 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,631 girlsOKLouisiana: #137 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 586 girlsLAMississippi: #110 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 430 girlsMSAlabama: #105 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 404 girlsALGeorgia: #70 for girls · 139 births · 1 in 263 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lizzie, so not publishedHITexas: #281 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,436 girlsTXFlorida: #195 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 944 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Georgia#70 · 1 in 263
  2. South Carolina#85 · 1 in 315
  3. Alabama#105 · 1 in 404
  4. Mississippi#110 · 1 in 430
  5. North Carolina#120 · 1 in 519

Best ever in a state: #46 in Georgia, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Georgia#701391 in 263
South Carolina#85771 in 315
Alabama#105761 in 404
Mississippi#110501 in 430
North Carolina#120751 in 519
Louisiana#137401 in 586
Kentucky#167351 in 902
Tennessee#178321 in 888
Florida#195121 in 944
Virginia#195241 in 1,238
Arkansas#243161 in 1,309
Texas#281411 in 1,436
West Virginia#33771 in 2,906
Oklahoma#351101 in 2,631
Pennsylvania#447111 in 9,137
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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 Lizzie
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 188 spots since 2024 (#2,327#2,139)
  • 441 spots since 2020 (#2,580#2,139)
  • 416 spots since 2015 (#2,555#2,139)
  • Biggest jump: 46 spots in 1941 (#399#353)
  • Biggest drop: 109 spots in 1956 (#700#809)
Rise & fade · girls
2 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1882 at #62 (495 births)
  • Births halved by 1949, 67 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 18 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 18 yrs · run 1880–1897
  • Top 1,000: 80 yrs · run 1880–1959
Share of babies · girls
1 in 218
  • Highest: 1 in 218 girls born in 1882 were named Lizzie (0.46%)
  • Latest: 1 in 18,474 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1910s
  • 15.4% of all girls named Lizzie (6,085) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s5,035#62 (1882)#68
1890s5,556#74 (1890)#92
1900s4,824#103 (1900)#130
1910s6,085#155 (1910)#211
1920s5,969#245 (1920)#271
1930s3,684#298 (1930)#338
1940s2,849#353 (1941)#443
1950s1,765#525 (1950)#729
1960s844#1,001 (1960)#1,228
1970s466#1,637 (1970)#1,955
1980s368#2,119 (1981)#2,700
1990s328#2,935 (1991)#3,489
2000s677#1,786 (2003)#2,616
2010s604#2,517 (2016)#2,877
2020s484#2,050 (2023)#2,296

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.

Lizzie in 1921

girls
#257
665 births · 1 in 1,854 girls
boys
#3,214
8 births · 1 in 137,681 boys

Top girls' names in 1921

  1. #1Mary73,984
  2. #2Dorothy39,087
  3. #3Helen34,822
  4. #4Margaret28,468
  5. #5Ruth25,783
  6. #6Virginia19,032
  7. #7Mildred17,880
  8. #8Betty17,638
  9. #9Frances15,993
  10. #10Elizabeth15,800
  11. #257Lizzie665

Top boys' names in 1921

  1. #1John58,216
  2. #2Robert52,779
  3. #3William51,862
  4. #4James49,750
  5. #5Charles29,242
  6. #6George27,476
  7. #7Joseph26,182
  8. #8Edward20,817
  9. #9Frank16,705
  10. #10Richard16,376
  11. #3,214Lizzie8
More about 1921

girls

1,233,058 girls got a published name in 1921; 1 in 1,854 of them was named Lizzie, which outranked 95.6% of the 5,871 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lizzie
  1. #254Celia690
  2. #255Angela671
  3. #256Sue668
  4. #257Lizzie665
  5. #258Francis661
  6. #258Nadine661
  7. #260Frieda639
Biggest movers since 1920
Risers
  1. 4,238Elwanda#4,975#737
  2. 458Noreen#1,255#797
  3. 440Venice#1,375#935
  4. 343Isobel#1,312#969
  5. 306Aida#1,119#813
Fallers
  1. 612Lilia#931#1,543
  2. 345Denise#931#1,276
  3. 330Aleen#968#1,298
  4. 269Virgil#968#1,237
  5. 265Aldona#903#1,168

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

boys

1,101,449 boys got a published name in 1921; 1 in 137,681 of them was named Lizzie, which outranked 35.5% of the 4,985 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lizzie
  1. #2,986Zaragoza9
  2. #2,986Zoltan9
  3. #2,986Zolton9
  4. #3,214Lizzie8
  5. #3,214Adalberto8
  6. #3,214Agostino8
  7. #3,214Alcee8
  8. #3,517Ab7
  9. #3,517Abron7
  10. #3,517Ac7

Tied with 302 names at #3,214; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1920
Risers
  1. 828Kevin#1,543#715
  2. 499Enrico#1,157#658
  3. 435Richmond#1,225#790
  4. 427Reynaldo#1,252#825
  5. 425Art#1,416#991
Fallers
  1. 391Stacy#835#1,226
  2. 279Gorden#947#1,226
  3. 248Brady#653#901
  4. 246Guillermo#812#1,058
  5. 219Lindsay#903#1,122

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

See the top 100 for 1921