Eliza

#115 for girls in 2025, 2,370 births · #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1880 · 252 births
Debut · girls
252 births
In top 100 · girls
4 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
70,569
since 1880

Eliza over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201910peak #85, 1880girls
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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
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1152,370#12,0085
2024#1182,317—
2023#1162,360#9,7637
2022#1212,347—
2021#1112,484#10,7996
2020#1152,349—
2019#1192,454—
2018#1312,266#12,1565
2017#1402,084—
2016#1741,867—
2015#1751,836—
2014#2121,605—
2013#2011,622—
2012#2231,421—
2011#2551,260—
2010#2411,311—
2009#2781,182—
2008#3261,028—
2007#3331,007—
2006#3261,015—
2005#3051,046—
2004#320991—
2003#334944—
2002#359830—
2001#369806—
2000#379759—
1999#435631—
1998#449573—
1997#446570—
1996#466539—
1995#488506—
1994#594379—
1993#582403—
1992#660339—
1991#591386—
1990#555424—
1989#670303—
1988#607329—
1987#643293—
1986#750231—
1985#712242—
1984#687244#5,5616
1983#619280—
1982#599300—
1981#640277#5,4686
1980#658275#6,2505
1979#698242—
1978#757203—
1977#698223—
1976#741198—
1975#899146—
1974#901141—
1973#842154—
1972#874146—
1971#1,047115—
1970#856157—
1969#965123—
1968#991111—
1967#1,025101—
1966#972110—
1965#1,07096—
1964#1,19885—
1963#1,10497—
1962#1,12693—
1961#1,15591—
1960#1,073100—
1959#1,14986—
1958#1,10491#3,9445
1957#965115#3,9935
1956#988106—
1955#883121—
1954#1,05387—
1953#95498—
1952#914102—
1951#779129—
1950#785122—
1949#705144—
1948#789119—
1947#803118—
1946#698133—
1945#577160—
1944#631134—
1943#646138—
1942#605151#3,5605
1941#578146—
1940#572148—
1939#539152—
1938#519168—
1937#585132#2,9057
1936#538146—
1935#507158#3,2526
1934#482175#2,7428
1933#467197#3,2686
1932#425238#3,7765
1931#449205—
1930#423246#3,0228
1929#411259#3,9595
1928#439239#3,0768
1927#404286#2,9129
1926#388311#3,3857
1925#375335—
1924#363359—
1923#365333#3,8226
1922#344361#3,5327
1921#350352—
1920#327392—
1919#320388#3,3917
1918#329386#3,0968
1917#316377#2,7329
1916#342328#2,9268
1915#312356#2,6219
1914#296311—
1913#260315#2,2737
1912#260297#2,2696
1911#244258—
1910#234273—
1909#226249—
1908#221243#1,3735
1907#217232—
1906#217209—
1905#204222—
1904#212204—
1903#184247—
1902#184249—
1901#198207—
1900#165335—
1899#171256—
1898#181259—
1897#175244—
1896#167260—
1895#158273—
1894#146297—
1893#148272—
1892#144285—
1891#130280—
1890#132297—
1889#126307—
1888#110343—
1887#106290—
1886#109287—
1885#101300—
1884#101280—
1883#95274—
1882#92280—
1881#91238—
1880#85252#8096
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Eliza was already there! It came in at #85, and was given to 252 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1952–1969, when fewer than 130 girls a year got the name.

Where Eliza is popular in 1910

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #339 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,268 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedMOKentucky: #117 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 484 girlsKYWest Virginia: #193 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 953 girlsWVVirginia: #125 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 513 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #64 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 182 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedKSArkansas: #201 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 942 girlsARTennessee: #157 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 655 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #134 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 630 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #83 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 284 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #227 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,213 girlsOKLouisiana: #152 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 693 girlsLAMississippi: #138 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 551 girlsMSAlabama: #125 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 504 girlsALGeorgia: #230 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,560 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedHITexas: #220 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,017 girlsTXFlorida: #155 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 671 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#64 · 1 in 182
  2. South Carolina#83 · 1 in 284
  3. Kentucky#117 · 1 in 484
  4. Alabama#125 · 1 in 504
  5. Virginia#125 · 1 in 513

Best ever in a state: #32 in Utah, 2010.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#6451 in 182
South Carolina#83331 in 284
Kentucky#117221 in 484
Alabama#125261 in 504
Virginia#125211 in 513
North Carolina#134201 in 630
Mississippi#138191 in 551
Louisiana#152141 in 693
Florida#15561 in 671
Tennessee#157161 in 655
West Virginia#19361 in 953
Arkansas#20181 in 942
Texas#220191 in 1,017
Oklahoma#22761 in 1,213
Georgia#230101 in 1,560
Pennsylvania#33961 in 5,268
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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 Eliza
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 3 spots since 2024 (#118 → #115)
  • Same as 2020 (#115)
  • 60 spots since 2015 (#175 → #115)
  • Biggest jump: 173 spots in 1972 (#1,047 → #874)
  • Biggest drop: 191 spots in 1971 (#856 → #1,047)
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1880 at #85 (252 births)
  • Births halved by 1947, 67 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 4 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 4 yrs · run 1880–1883
  • Top 1,000: 135 yrs · run 1880–1953
Share of babies · girls
1 in 361
  • Highest: 1 in 361 girls born in 1880 were named Eliza (0.28%)
  • Latest: 1 in 678 girls born in 2025 (0.15%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 25.1% of all girls named Eliza (17,726) were born in this decade
  • Comeback: #85 (1880) → #1,198 (1964) → #111 (2021)
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s2,851#85 (1880)#102
1890s2,723#130 (1891)#155
1900s2,397#165 (1900)#203
1910s3,289#234 (1910)#291
1920s3,227#327 (1920)#377
1930s1,817#423 (1930)#493
1940s1,391#572 (1940)#660
1950s1,057#779 (1951)#957
1960s1,007#965 (1969)#1,068
1970s1,725#698 (1979)#831
1980s2,774#599 (1982)#659
1990s4,750#435 (1999)#527
2000s9,608#278 (2009)#333
2010s17,726#119 (2019)#187
2020s14,227#111 (2021)#116

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.

Eliza in 1910

girls
#234
273 births · 1 in 1,452 girls

Top girls' names in 1910

  1. #1Mary22,848
  2. #2Helen10,479
  3. #3Margaret8,226
  4. #4Dorothy7,318
  5. #5Ruth7,212
  6. #6Anna6,436
  7. #7Elizabeth5,800
  8. #8Mildred5,692
  9. #9Marie4,790
  10. #10Alice4,671
  11. #234Eliza273
More about 1910

girls

396,503 girls got a published name in 1910; 1 in 1,452 of them was named Eliza, which outranked 91.6% of the 2,790 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eliza
  1. #231Sue277
  2. #232Angeline276
  3. #233Claire274
  4. #234Eliza273
  5. #234Elma273
  6. #234Eloise273
  7. #237Sophia271
  8. #238Constance261
  9. #239Angela260

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

Biggest movers since 1909
Risers
  1. ↑ 960Alys#1,957 → #997
  2. ↑ 849Lannie#1,763 → #914
  3. ↑ 766Luz#1,763 → #997
  4. ↑ 762Vivien#1,607 → #845
  5. ↑ 693Buna#1,607 → #914
Fallers
  1. ↓ 864Earl#909 → #1,773
  2. ↓ 864Fleta#909 → #1,773
  3. ↓ 783Elba#990 → #1,773
  4. ↓ 644Odile#990 → #1,634
  5. ↓ 576Claribel#845 → #1,421

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

See the top 100 for 1910 →