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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201965peak #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—
1935#621109—
1934#591122—
1933#578123—
1932#624114—
1931#527156—
1930#564146—
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1928#564156—
1927#534177—
1926#517182—
1925#523184—
1924#495200—
1923#505189—
1922#462222—
1921#435245—
1920#413259—
1919#393273—
1918#382292—
1917#344331—
1916#371278—
1915#373261—
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—
1887#37233—
1886#31843—
1885#35432—
1884#34932—
1883#35426—
1882#32629—
1881#31725—
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 1965

  • 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: #338 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,015 girlsWAIdaho: 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: #300 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,617 girlsMNIllinois: #385 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 3,148 girlsILWisconsin: #320 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,052 girlsWIMichigan: #392 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,690 girlsMINew York: #325 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 2,196 girlsNYMassachusetts: #264 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,054 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedRIOregon: #393 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,693 girlsORNevada: 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: #533 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,139 girlsINOhio: #401 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,828 girlsOHPennsylvania: #401 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 3,874 girlsPANew Jersey: #343 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,693 girlsNJConnecticut: #229 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,439 girlsCTCalifornia: #430 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 3,051 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedUTColorado: #427 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,179 girlsCONebraska: #311 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,308 girlsNEMissouri: #481 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,204 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedWVVirginia: #329 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,431 girlsVAMaryland: #427 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,030 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: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #635 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,360 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #257 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,300 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedMSAlabama: #533 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,916 girlsALGeorgia: #572 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,835 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedHITexas: #619 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 5,328 girlsTXFlorida: #418 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,171 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Connecticut#229 · 1 in 1,439
  2. District of Columbia#257 · 1 in 1,300
  3. Massachusetts#264 · 1 in 2,054
  4. Minnesota#300 · 1 in 2,617
  5. Nebraska#311 · 1 in 2,308

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Connecticut#229161 in 1,439
District of Columbia#25791 in 1,300
Massachusetts#264231 in 2,054
Minnesota#300121 in 2,617
Nebraska#31151 in 2,308
Wisconsin#320121 in 3,052
New York#325701 in 2,196
Virginia#329151 in 2,431
Washington#338111 in 2,015
New Jersey#343201 in 2,693
Illinois#385291 in 3,148
Michigan#392201 in 3,690
Oregon#39351 in 2,693
Ohio#401231 in 3,828
Pennsylvania#401241 in 3,874
Florida#418141 in 3,171
Colorado#42751 in 3,179
Maryland#42771 in 4,030
California#430531 in 3,051
Missouri#48171 in 5,204
Alabama#53361 in 4,916
Indiana#53371 in 6,139
Georgia#57271 in 5,835
Texas#619181 in 5,328
North Carolina#63551 in 8,360
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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 1965

girls
#440
458 births · 1 in 3,854 girls

Top girls' names in 1965

  1. #1Lisa60,271
  2. #2Mary34,270
  3. #3Karen32,869
  4. #4Kimberly28,836
  5. #5Susan26,321
  6. #6Patricia23,552
  7. #7Donna19,700
  8. #8Linda19,345
  9. #9Cynthia19,239
  10. #10Angela18,754
  11. #440Elisabeth458
More about 1965

girls

1,765,164 girls got a published name in 1965; 1 in 3,854 of them was named Elisabeth, which outranked 94.2% of the 7,535 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Elisabeth
  1. #437Christie468
  2. #438Madeline464
  3. #439Julianne462
  4. #440Elisabeth458
  5. #440Danette458
  6. #440Wendi458
  7. #443Elena455
  8. #444Kendra454
  9. #445Allyson453

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

Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 723Marni#1,610 → #887
  2. ↑ 654Dionne#1,281 → #627
  3. ↑ 432Marnie#1,016 → #584
  4. ↑ 426Keli#1,383 → #957
  5. ↑ 368Gia#1,334 → #966
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,326Djuna#738 → #2,064
  2. ↓ 470Djuana#756 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 383Shirl#714 → #1,097
  4. ↓ 297Beverley#955 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 275Dottie#912 → #1,187

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

See the top 100 for 1965 →