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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201954peak #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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2025#925282—
2024#908292—
2023#994257—
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—
1949#613182—
1948#624175—
1947#592207—
1946#655146—
1945#599148—
1944#599150—
1943#629146—
1942#613149—
1941#601138—
1940#652114—
1939#589129—
1938#604128—
1937#575137—
1936#600120—
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1934#591122—
1933#578123—
1932#624114—
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1930#564146—
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1927#534177—
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1925#523184—
1924#495200—
1923#505189—
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1920#413259—
1919#393273—
1918#382292—
1917#344331—
1916#371278—
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1914#359217—
1913#362180—
1912#404131—
1911#40996—
1910#390102—
1909#38593—
1908#38389—
1907#37090—
1906#37682—
1905#35788—
1904#44553—
1903#40760—
1902#44050—
1901#42151—
1900#45754—
1899#40252—
1898#38066—
1897#38257—
1896#40350—
1895#43343—
1894#36758—
1893#38748—
1892#35855—
1891#49727—
1890#54823—
1889#35845—
1888#43133—
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1886#31843—
1885#35432—
1884#34932—
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1882#32629—
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1880#32624—
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 1954

  • 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: #156 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 857 girlsNHWashington: 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: #460 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,190 girlsMNIllinois: #742 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 14,240 girlsILWisconsin: #383 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,205 girlsWIMichigan: #786 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 17,532 girlsMINew York: #468 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 5,531 girlsNYMassachusetts: #204 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,848 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: #608 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,766 girlsINOhio: #582 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 10,197 girlsOHPennsylvania: #576 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 10,274 girlsPANew Jersey: #489 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,521 girlsNJConnecticut: #257 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,408 girlsCTCalifornia: #469 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 5,124 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: #487 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,201 girlsMOKentucky: #509 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,823 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedMDDelaware: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #511 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,456 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #290 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,204 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #628 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,624 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedALGeorgia: #550 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,655 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedHITexas: #675 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 8,001 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Hampshire#156 · 1 in 857
  2. Massachusetts#204 · 1 in 1,848
  3. Connecticut#257 · 1 in 2,408
  4. District of Columbia#290 · 1 in 2,204
  5. Wisconsin#383 · 1 in 5,205

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

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StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#15661 in 857
Massachusetts#204271 in 1,848
Connecticut#25791 in 2,408
District of Columbia#29061 in 2,204
Wisconsin#38381 in 5,205
Minnesota#46051 in 7,190
New York#468291 in 5,531
California#469281 in 5,124
Missouri#48771 in 6,201
New Jersey#48971 in 7,521
Kentucky#50951 in 6,823
North Carolina#51181 in 6,456
Georgia#55061 in 7,655
Pennsylvania#576111 in 10,274
Ohio#582101 in 10,197
Indiana#60851 in 9,766
Louisiana#62851 in 7,624
Texas#675141 in 8,001
Illinois#74271 in 14,240
Michigan#78651 in 17,532
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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 1954

girls
#554
259 births · 1 in 7,498 girls

Top girls' names in 1954

  1. #1Mary68,019
  2. #2Linda55,371
  3. #3Deborah54,674
  4. #4Patricia49,149
  5. #5Susan47,162
  6. #6Debra45,896
  7. #7Barbara36,368
  8. #8Karen32,456
  9. #9Nancy30,270
  10. #10Cynthia27,615
  11. #554Elisabeth259
More about 1954

girls

1,941,915 girls got a published name in 1954; 1 in 7,498 of them was named Elisabeth, which outranked 91.6% of the 6,625 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Elisabeth
  1. #549Cherry261
  2. #549Clare261
  3. #553Marilynn260
  4. #554Elisabeth259
  5. #554Daphne259
  6. #554Tara259
  7. #557Beverley253
  8. #557Clarice253
  9. #557Sadie253

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,699Sherree#2,699 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,434Sabrina#2,236 → #802
  3. ↑ 932Valinda#1,738 → #806
  4. ↑ 748Sheree#1,071 → #323
  5. ↑ 421Sherie#1,248 → #827
Fallers
  1. ↓ 396Enola#948 → #1,344
  2. ↓ 311Ila#782 → #1,093
  3. ↓ 302Nancie#816 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 282Arline#904 → #1,186
  5. ↓ 269Candyce#944 → #1,213

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

See the top 100 for 1954 →