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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #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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Yeargirlsboys
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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—
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1942#613149—
1941#601138—
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1939#589129—
1938#604128—
1937#575137—
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1933#578123—
1932#624114—
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1927#534177—
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1920#413259—
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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—
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 1984

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #144 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 566 girlsAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedMEVermont: #103 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 460 girlsVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedNHWashington: #253 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,492 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: #207 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,303 girlsMNIllinois: #223 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 1,370 girlsILWisconsin: #336 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,785 girlsWIMichigan: #209 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,281 girlsMINew York: #301 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 1,864 girlsNYMassachusetts: #164 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 881 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: #129 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 486 girlsWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedSDIowa: #284 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,975 girlsIAIndiana: #212 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,332 girlsINOhio: #327 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,562 girlsOHPennsylvania: #278 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,890 girlsPANew Jersey: #334 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,302 girlsNJConnecticut: #274 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,816 girlsCTCalifornia: #326 for girls · 104 births · 1 in 1,852 girlsCAUtah: #245 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,244 girlsUTColorado: #176 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 984 girlsCONebraska: #248 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,487 girlsNEMissouri: #245 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,650 girlsMOKentucky: #378 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,134 girlsKYWest Virginia: #260 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,664 girlsWVVirginia: #335 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,413 girlsVAMaryland: #354 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,543 girlsMDDelaware: #118 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 506 girlsDEArizona: #392 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,345 girlsAZNew Mexico: #340 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,636 girlsNMKansas: #297 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,910 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedARTennessee: #358 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,744 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #315 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,131 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #496 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,527 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #124 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 473 girlsDCOklahoma: #388 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,584 girlsOKLouisiana: #662 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,125 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedMSAlabama: #348 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,154 girlsALGeorgia: #397 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,746 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Elisabeth, so not publishedHITexas: #419 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 2,835 girlsTXFlorida: #450 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,246 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Vermont#103 · 1 in 460
  2. Delaware#118 · 1 in 506
  3. District of Columbia#124 · 1 in 473
  4. Wyoming#129 · 1 in 486
  5. Alaska#144 · 1 in 566

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#10361 in 460
Delaware#11861 in 506
District of Columbia#124121 in 473
Wyoming#12961 in 486
Alaska#14471 in 566
Massachusetts#164381 in 881
Colorado#176221 in 984
Minnesota#207221 in 1,303
Michigan#209441 in 1,281
Indiana#212251 in 1,332
Illinois#223531 in 1,370
Missouri#245191 in 1,650
Utah#245121 in 1,244
Nebraska#24871 in 1,487
Washington#253181 in 1,492
West Virginia#26061 in 1,664
Connecticut#27491 in 1,816
Pennsylvania#278361 in 1,890
Iowa#28491 in 1,975
Kansas#29781 in 1,910
New York#301561 in 1,864
North Carolina#315161 in 2,131
California#3261041 in 1,852
Ohio#327271 in 2,562
New Jersey#334171 in 2,302
Virginia#335131 in 2,413
Wisconsin#336111 in 2,785
New Mexico#34061 in 1,636
Alabama#348101 in 2,154
Maryland#35491 in 2,543
Tennessee#358101 in 2,744
Kentucky#37871 in 3,134
Oklahoma#38881 in 2,584
Arizona#39291 in 2,345
Georgia#397131 in 2,746
Texas#419461 in 2,835
Florida#450191 in 3,246
South Carolina#49651 in 3,527
Louisiana#66261 in 5,125
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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 1984

girls
#302
791 births · 1 in 2,129 girls

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #302Elisabeth791
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 2,129 of them was named Elisabeth, which outranked 97.5% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Elisabeth
  1. #298Terri796
  2. #300Annie794
  3. #300Yvonne794
  4. #302Elisabeth791
  5. #303Charity790
  6. #303Charlotte790
  7. #305Tia788
Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,259Santana#9,015 → #756
  2. ↑ 2,419Tasia#3,151 → #732
  3. ↑ 2,198Teela#3,065 → #867
  4. ↑ 1,074Grisel#1,858 → #784
  5. ↑ 894Kaylee#1,715 → #821
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,856Dwan#874 → #2,730
  2. ↓ 720Toccara#937 → #1,657
  3. ↓ 713Kaleena#547 → #1,260
  4. ↓ 303Karie#1,000 → #1,303
  5. ↓ 300Karyn#820 → #1,120

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

See the top 100 for 1984 →