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 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 70,569since 1880
Eliza over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #115 | 2,370 | #12,008 | 5 |
| 2024 | #118 | 2,317 | — | |
| 2023 | #116 | 2,360 | #9,763 | 7 |
| 2022 | #121 | 2,347 | — | |
| 2021 | #111 | 2,484 | #10,799 | 6 |
| 2020 | #115 | 2,349 | — | |
| 2019 | #119 | 2,454 | — | |
| 2018 | #131 | 2,266 | #12,156 | 5 |
| 2017 | #140 | 2,084 | — | |
| 2016 | #174 | 1,867 | — | |
| 2015 | #175 | 1,836 | — | |
| 2014 | #212 | 1,605 | — | |
| 2013 | #201 | 1,622 | — | |
| 2012 | #223 | 1,421 | — | |
| 2011 | #255 | 1,260 | — | |
| 2010 | #241 | 1,311 | — | |
| 2009 | #278 | 1,182 | — | |
| 2008 | #326 | 1,028 | — | |
| 2007 | #333 | 1,007 | — | |
| 2006 | #326 | 1,015 | — | |
| 2005 | #305 | 1,046 | — | |
| 2004 | #320 | 991 | — | |
| 2003 | #334 | 944 | — | |
| 2002 | #359 | 830 | — | |
| 2001 | #369 | 806 | — | |
| 2000 | #379 | 759 | — | |
| 1999 | #435 | 631 | — | |
| 1998 | #449 | 573 | — | |
| 1997 | #446 | 570 | — | |
| 1996 | #466 | 539 | — | |
| 1995 | #488 | 506 | — | |
| 1994 | #594 | 379 | — | |
| 1993 | #582 | 403 | — | |
| 1992 | #660 | 339 | — | |
| 1991 | #591 | 386 | — | |
| 1990 | #555 | 424 | — | |
| 1989 | #670 | 303 | — | |
| 1988 | #607 | 329 | — | |
| 1987 | #643 | 293 | — | |
| 1986 | #750 | 231 | — | |
| 1985 | #712 | 242 | — | |
| 1984 | #687 | 244 | #5,561 | 6 |
| 1983 | #619 | 280 | — | |
| 1982 | #599 | 300 | — | |
| 1981 | #640 | 277 | #5,468 | 6 |
| 1980 | #658 | 275 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | #698 | 242 | — | |
| 1978 | #757 | 203 | — | |
| 1977 | #698 | 223 | — | |
| 1976 | #741 | 198 | — | |
| 1975 | #899 | 146 | — | |
| 1974 | #901 | 141 | — | |
| 1973 | #842 | 154 | — | |
| 1972 | #874 | 146 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,047 | 115 | — | |
| 1970 | #856 | 157 | — | |
| 1969 | #965 | 123 | — | |
| 1968 | #991 | 111 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,025 | 101 | — | |
| 1966 | #972 | 110 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,070 | 96 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,198 | 85 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,104 | 97 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,126 | 93 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,155 | 91 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,073 | 100 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,149 | 86 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,104 | 91 | #3,944 | 5 |
| 1957 | #965 | 115 | #3,993 | 5 |
| 1956 | #988 | 106 | — | |
| 1955 | #883 | 121 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,053 | 87 | — | |
| 1953 | #954 | 98 | — | |
| 1952 | #914 | 102 | — | |
| 1951 | #779 | 129 | — | |
| 1950 | #785 | 122 | — | |
| 1949 | #705 | 144 | — | |
| 1948 | #789 | 119 | — | |
| 1947 | #803 | 118 | — | |
| 1946 | #698 | 133 | — | |
| 1945 | #577 | 160 | — | |
| 1944 | #631 | 134 | — | |
| 1943 | #646 | 138 | — | |
| 1942 | #605 | 151 | #3,560 | 5 |
| 1941 | #578 | 146 | — | |
| 1940 | #572 | 148 | — | |
| 1939 | #539 | 152 | — | |
| 1938 | #519 | 168 | — | |
| 1937 | #585 | 132 | #2,905 | 7 |
| 1936 | #538 | 146 | — | |
| 1935 | #507 | 158 | #3,252 | 6 |
| 1934 | #482 | 175 | #2,742 | 8 |
| 1933 | #467 | 197 | #3,268 | 6 |
| 1932 | #425 | 238 | #3,776 | 5 |
| 1931 | #449 | 205 | — | |
| 1930 | #423 | 246 | #3,022 | 8 |
| 1929 | #411 | 259 | #3,959 | 5 |
| 1928 | #439 | 239 | #3,076 | 8 |
| 1927 | #404 | 286 | #2,912 | 9 |
| 1926 | #388 | 311 | #3,385 | 7 |
| 1925 | #375 | 335 | — | |
| 1924 | #363 | 359 | — | |
| 1923 | #365 | 333 | #3,822 | 6 |
| 1922 | #344 | 361 | #3,532 | 7 |
| 1921 | #350 | 352 | — | |
| 1920 | #327 | 392 | — | |
| 1919 | #320 | 388 | #3,391 | 7 |
| 1918 | #329 | 386 | #3,096 | 8 |
| 1917 | #316 | 377 | #2,732 | 9 |
| 1916 | #342 | 328 | #2,926 | 8 |
| 1915 | #312 | 356 | #2,621 | 9 |
| 1914 | #296 | 311 | — | |
| 1913 | #260 | 315 | #2,273 | 7 |
| 1912 | #260 | 297 | #2,269 | 6 |
| 1911 | #244 | 258 | — | |
| 1910 | #234 | 273 | — | |
| 1909 | #226 | 249 | — | |
| 1908 | #221 | 243 | #1,373 | 5 |
| 1907 | #217 | 232 | — | |
| 1906 | #217 | 209 | — | |
| 1905 | #204 | 222 | — | |
| 1904 | #212 | 204 | — | |
| 1903 | #184 | 247 | — | |
| 1902 | #184 | 249 | — | |
| 1901 | #198 | 207 | — | |
| 1900 | #165 | 335 | — | |
| 1899 | #171 | 256 | — | |
| 1898 | #181 | 259 | — | |
| 1897 | #175 | 244 | — | |
| 1896 | #167 | 260 | — | |
| 1895 | #158 | 273 | — | |
| 1894 | #146 | 297 | — | |
| 1893 | #148 | 272 | — | |
| 1892 | #144 | 285 | — | |
| 1891 | #130 | 280 | — | |
| 1890 | #132 | 297 | — | |
| 1889 | #126 | 307 | — | |
| 1888 | #110 | 343 | — | |
| 1887 | #106 | 290 | — | |
| 1886 | #109 | 287 | — | |
| 1885 | #101 | 300 | — | |
| 1884 | #101 | 280 | — | |
| 1883 | #95 | 274 | — | |
| 1882 | #92 | 280 | — | |
| 1881 | #91 | 238 | — | |
| 1880 | #85 | 252 | #809 | 6 |
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 1920
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- South Carolina#125 · 1 in 526
- Virginia#148 · 1 in 777
- Mississippi#157 · 1 in 691
- North Carolina#180 · 1 in 1,098
- New Mexico#190 · 1 in 760
Best ever in a state: #32 in Utah, 2010.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #125 | 47 | 1 in 526 |
| Virginia | #148 | 37 | 1 in 777 |
| Mississippi | #157 | 31 | 1 in 691 |
| North Carolina | #180 | 34 | 1 in 1,098 |
| New Mexico | #190 | 5 | 1 in 760 |
| Tennessee | #199 | 24 | 1 in 1,162 |
| Louisiana | #205 | 23 | 1 in 985 |
| Georgia | #209 | 27 | 1 in 1,384 |
| West Virginia | #211 | 14 | 1 in 1,321 |
| Alabama | #224 | 22 | 1 in 1,397 |
| Arkansas | #250 | 15 | 1 in 1,386 |
| Kentucky | #272 | 14 | 1 in 2,066 |
| Texas | #369 | 26 | 1 in 2,193 |
| Massachusetts | #392 | 5 | 1 in 7,247 |
| Oklahoma | #462 | 6 | 1 in 4,249 |
| Pennsylvania | #497 | 9 | 1 in 10,830 |
| Ohio | #557 | 5 | 1 in 11,062 |
| New York | #569 | 7 | 1 in 14,108 |
| Illinois | #620 | 5 | 1 in 11,835 |
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| Washington | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,851 | #85 (1880) | #102 |
| 1890s | 2,723 | #130 (1891) | #155 |
| 1900s | 2,397 | #165 (1900) | #203 |
| 1910s | 3,289 | #234 (1910) | #291 |
| 1920s | 3,227 | #327 (1920) | #377 |
| 1930s | 1,817 | #423 (1930) | #493 |
| 1940s | 1,391 | #572 (1940) | #660 |
| 1950s | 1,057 | #779 (1951) | #957 |
| 1960s | 1,007 | #965 (1969) | #1,068 |
| 1970s | 1,725 | #698 (1979) | #831 |
| 1980s | 2,774 | #599 (1982) | #659 |
| 1990s | 4,750 | #435 (1999) | #527 |
| 2000s | 9,608 | #278 (2009) | #333 |
| 2010s | 17,726 | #119 (2019) | #187 |
| 2020s | 14,227 | #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 1920
girls
#327
392 births · 1 in 3,057 girls
Top girls' names in 1920
More about 1920
girls
1,198,289 girls got a published name in 1920; 1 in 3,057 of them was named Eliza, which outranked 94.3% 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 Eliza
Biggest movers since 1919
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.