Girls' name · peaked in 1880
Eliza name popularity since 1925
57,636 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Eliza. Half of them were born in 2012 or earlier, so the typical Eliza is about 14 years old in 2026. Eliza peaked in 1880 as the #85 name for girls, and it ranked #115 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 57,636
- Named Eliza, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1880
- #85 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #115
- for girls in 2025 (2,370 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 57,512 girls · 124 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 4.29× its national share
Peak year is the year Eliza 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.
Eliza births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 2021. Measured as a share of all babies, Eliza peaked earlier, in 1880.
- Steepest fall: Between 1932 and 1937, Eliza's share of baby girls fell by 44%.
- Fastest rise: Between 1971 and 1976, it became 2× more common, from 1 in 14,500 baby girls to 1 in 7,400.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Eliza's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Eliza.
Decade by decade
Babies named Eliza 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 | 1,430 | 29 | – |
| 1930s | 1,817 | 40 | #507 |
| 1940s | 1,391 | 5 | #578 |
| 1950s | 1,057 | 10 | #885 |
| 1960s | 1,007 | 0 | #1,071 |
| 1970s | 1,725 | 0 | #899 |
| 1980s | 2,774 | 17 | #712 |
| 1990s | 4,750 | 0 | #488 |
| 2000s | 9,608 | 0 | #305 |
| 2010s | 17,726 | 5 | #175 |
| 2020–25 | 14,227 | 18 | #115 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
48.6% of babies named Eliza from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Eliza is most popular
The index compares Eliza'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 Eliza.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 4.29× | 1,988 |
| Maine | 2.16× | 503 |
| South Carolina | 2.02× | 1,539 |
| Idaho | 1.95× | 422 |
| New Hampshire | 1.90× | 325 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Eliza 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza (this page) | 57,512 | 1880 |
| Elisa | 46,140 | 2012 |
| Elyza | 1,349 | 2020 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Eliza's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Eliza.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Eliza (1880).
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