Elisabeth

#925 for girls in 2025, 282 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #4,811
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
2001 · 1,093 births
Debut · girls
24 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
48,018
since 1880

Elisabeth over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Elisabeth has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201920peak #286, 2001girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2024#908292—
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2022#978272—
2021#1,002255—
2020#976261—
2019#906293—
2018#782349—
2017#771359—
2016#684427—
2015#708403—
2014#602489—
2013#608461—
2012#617465—
2011#603476—
2010#588499—
2009#551554—
2008#522586—
2007#508628—
2006#497613—
2005#444682—
2004#434702—
2003#423710—
2002#363824—
2001#2861,093—
2000#390735—
1999#402694—
1998#382740—
1997#328865—
1996#366739—
1995#374701—
1994#360727—
1993#334788—
1992#341760—
1991#353734—
1990#348765—
1989#311813#4,81110
1988#346714—
1987#339722—
1986#340705—
1985#313771#6,5235
1984#302791—
1983#328704—
1982#304804#5,6196
1981#321735—
1980#322752—
1979#362626#5,3556
1978#359589—
1977#372576—
1976#404497—
1975#429460—
1974#447413—
1973#480373—
1972#500353—
1971#483399—
1970#475427—
1969#476411—
1968#461437—
1967#434468—
1966#443445—
1965#440458—
1964#462439—
1963#447466—
1962#482401—
1961#509369—
1960#498378—
1959#538327—
1958#532331—
1957#539316—
1956#526312—
1955#613229—
1954#554259—
1953#599218—
1952#620201—
1951#639184—
1950#613187—
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1948#624175—
1947#592207—
1946#655146—
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1933#578123—
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1914#359217—
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1911#40996—
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1902#44050—
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1900#45754—
1899#40252—
1898#38066—
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1894#36758—
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1892#35855—
1891#49727—
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First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Elisabeth was already there! It came in at #326, and was given to 24 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1890–1891, when fewer than 28 girls a year got the name.

Where Elisabeth is popular in 1920

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedMNIllinois: #383 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,931 girlsILWisconsin: #226 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,878 girlsWIMichigan: #291 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,904 girlsMINew York: #316 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 3,950 girlsNYMassachusetts: #234 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,416 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedINOhio: #283 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,073 girlsOHPennsylvania: #249 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,634 girlsPANew Jersey: #284 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,954 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #298 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,345 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedWVVirginia: #318 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,194 girlsVAMaryland: #279 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,983 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedARTennessee: #485 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,576 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedLAMississippi: #317 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,379 girlsMSAlabama: #433 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,392 girlsALGeorgia: #497 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,230 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedHITexas: #721 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 7,126 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Wisconsin#226 · 1 in 1,878
  2. Massachusetts#234 · 1 in 2,416
  3. Pennsylvania#249 · 1 in 2,634
  4. Maryland#279 · 1 in 2,983
  5. Ohio#283 · 1 in 3,073

Best ever in a state: #75 in District of Columbia, 1914.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Wisconsin#226131 in 1,878
Massachusetts#234151 in 2,416
Pennsylvania#249371 in 2,634
Maryland#27951 in 2,983
Ohio#283181 in 3,073
New Jersey#28481 in 3,954
Michigan#291131 in 2,904
California#298121 in 2,345
New York#316251 in 3,950
Mississippi#31791 in 2,379
Virginia#31891 in 3,194
Illinois#383121 in 4,931
Alabama#43371 in 4,392
Tennessee#48551 in 5,576
Georgia#49761 in 6,230
Texas#72181 in 7,126
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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 Elisabeth
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 17 spots since 2024 (#908 → #925)
  • 51 spots since 2020 (#976 → #925)
  • 217 spots since 2015 (#708 → #925)
  • Biggest jump: 139 spots in 1892 (#497 → #358)
  • Biggest drop: 190 spots in 1890 (#358 → #548)
Rise & fade · girls
121 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2001 at #286 (1,093 births)
  • Births halved by 2010, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 145 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 145 yrs · run 1880–2020
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,647
  • Highest: 1 in 1,647 girls born in 2001 were named Elisabeth (0.06%)
  • Latest: 1 in 5,700 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 15.6% of all girls named Elisabeth (7,513) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s322#317 (1881)#351
1890s479#358 (1892)#416
1900s710#357 (1905)#404
1910s2,161#344 (1917)#379
1920s1,967#413 (1920)#500
1930s1,284#527 (1931)#587
1940s1,555#592 (1947)#618
1950s2,564#526 (1956)#577
1960s4,272#434 (1967)#465
1970s4,713#359 (1978)#431
1980s7,511#302 (1984)#323
1990s7,513#328 (1997)#359
2000s7,127#286 (2001)#442
2010s4,221#588 (2010)#687
2020s1,619#908 (2024)#964

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.

Elisabeth in 1920

girls
#413
259 births · 1 in 4,627 girls

Top girls' names in 1920

  1. #1Mary70,983
  2. #2Dorothy36,643
  3. #3Helen35,097
  4. #4Margaret27,994
  5. #5Ruth26,102
  6. #6Mildred18,060
  7. #7Virginia17,314
  8. #8Elizabeth15,908
  9. #9Frances15,883
  10. #10Anna14,581
  11. #413Elisabeth259
More about 1920

girls

1,198,289 girls got a published name in 1920; 1 in 4,627 of them was named Elisabeth, which outranked 92.8% of the 5,767 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Elisabeth
  1. #410Consuelo262
  2. #410Mona262
  3. #412Enid261
  4. #413Elisabeth259
  5. #414Erna258
  6. #415Kate255
  7. #416Margarita254
Biggest movers since 1919
Risers
  1. ↑ 550Denise#1,481 → #931
  2. ↑ 321Blossom#1,242 → #921
  3. ↑ 311Lilia#1,242 → #931
  4. ↑ 302Ena#1,270 → #968
  5. ↑ 277Lorayne#1,216 → #939
Fallers
  1. ↓ 594Haruko#917 → #1,511
  2. ↓ 511Roselle#1,000 → #1,511
  3. ↓ 345Toshiko#967 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 304Carroll#902 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 297Santina#835 → #1,132

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

See the top 100 for 1920 →