Girls' name · peaked in 2001
Elisabeth name popularity since 1925
43,258 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Elisabeth. Half of them were born in 1988 or earlier, so the typical Elisabeth is about 38 years old in 2026. Elisabeth peaked in 2001 as the #286 name for girls, and it ranked #925 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 43,258
- Named Elisabeth, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #925
- for girls in 2025 (282 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 43,231 girls · 27 boys
- Most popular in
- Massachusetts
- 1.85× its national share
Peak year is the year Elisabeth made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Elisabeth births per year, 1925–2025
2001 was the biggest year for Elisabeth both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1972 and 1977, Elisabeth became 1.6× more common, from 1 in 4,310 baby girls to 1 in 2,660.
- Steepest fall: Between 2001 and 2006, its share of baby girls fell by 47%, from 1 in 1,650 to 1 in 3,100.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Elisabeth's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Elisabeth.
Decade by decade
Babies named Elisabeth in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 852 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 1,284 | 0 | #624 |
| 1940s | 1,555 | 0 | #599 |
| 1950s | 2,564 | 0 | #613 |
| 1960s | 4,272 | 0 | #441 |
| 1970s | 4,713 | 6 | #429 |
| 1980s | 7,511 | 21 | #313 |
| 1990s | 7,513 | 0 | #374 |
| 2000s | 7,127 | 0 | #444 |
| 2010s | 4,221 | 0 | #709 |
| 2020–25 | 1,619 | 0 | #925 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
27.7% of babies named Elisabeth from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Elisabeth is most popular
The index compares Elisabeth's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Elisabeth.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1.85× | 1,722 |
| Utah | 1.71× | 568 |
| Washington | 1.63× | 1,067 |
| Connecticut | 1.55× | 659 |
| Oregon | 1.30× | 478 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Elisabeth and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Elisabeth (this page) | 43,231 | 2001 |
| Elizabeth | 1,393,992 | 1880 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Elisabeth's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Elisabeth.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Elisabeth (2001).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data