Elizabeth
Hebrew Elisheva, “my God is an oath” or “my God is abundance.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
The mother of John the Baptist and two English queens; after Mary, no girls' name has been so durable in the English-speaking world.
Elizabeth appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1880 to 2025. It spent 73 years inside the top 10. Its biggest year was 1990, when 20,750 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 9 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1887, at No. 3. In 2025 it ranked No. 17 for girls. All told, 1,693,973 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Elisabeth (48,045), Elizebeth (4,603), Elizbeth (1,282), Elsbeth (752), Elyzabeth (566) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Betty, Lisa, Lillian, Isabella, Elsie, Lily, Bessie, Lillie
Explore Elizabeth interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 25,006 | No. 3 |
| 1890s | 33,879 | No. 3 |
| 1900s | 41,708 | No. 6 |
| 1910s | 116,811 | No. 7 |
| 1920s | 139,672 | No. 8 |
| 1930s | 96,480 | No. 15 |
| 1940s | 116,551 | No. 20 |
| 1950s | 165,656 | No. 20 |
| 1960s | 168,920 | No. 13 |
| 1970s | 142,845 | No. 11 |
| 1980s | 198,972 | No. 8 |
| 1990s | 172,693 | No. 9 |
| 2000s | 133,568 | No. 9 |
| 2010s | 94,103 | No. 10 |
| 2020s | 41,893 | No. 14 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.