Girls' name · peaked in 1880
Elizabeth name popularity since 1925
1,398,405 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Elizabeth. Half of them were born in 1976 or earlier, so the typical Elizabeth is about 50 years old in 2026. Elizabeth peaked in 1880 as the #4 name for girls, and it ranked #17 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 1,398,405
- Named Elizabeth, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1880
- #4 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #17
- for girls in 2025 (6,760 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% girls
- 1,393,992 girls · 4,413 boys
- Most popular in
- Vermont
- 1.57× its national share
Peak year is the year Elizabeth 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.
Elizabeth births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1990. Measured as a share of all babies, Elizabeth peaked earlier, in 1880.
Decade by decade
Babies named Elizabeth 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 | 62,311 | 252 | – |
| 1930s | 96,480 | 463 | #17 |
| 1940s | 116,551 | 358 | #26 |
| 1950s | 165,656 | 366 | #21 |
| 1960s | 168,920 | 545 | #16 |
| 1970s | 142,845 | 628 | #15 |
| 1980s | 198,972 | 1,000 | #9 |
| 1990s | 172,693 | 453 | #10 |
| 2000s | 133,568 | 234 | #11 |
| 2010s | 94,103 | 91 | #13 |
| 2020–25 | 41,893 | 23 | #17 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
22.1% of babies named Elizabeth from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Elizabeth is most popular
The index compares Elizabeth'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 Elizabeth.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 1.57× | 3,708 |
| Connecticut | 1.50× | 22,879 |
| Delaware | 1.48× | 4,342 |
| Rhode Island | 1.46× | 7,298 |
| Massachusetts | 1.44× | 48,229 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Elizabeth 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth (this page) | 1,393,992 | 1880 |
| Elisabeth | 43,231 | 2001 |
| Elizebeth | 3,155 | 1880 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Elizabeth's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Elizabeth.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Elizabeth (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