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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201930peak #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 1930

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #541 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,208 girlsCAUtah: 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: #238 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,437 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedWVVirginia: #203 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,335 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedDEArizona: #216 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 877 girlsAZNew Mexico: #175 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 652 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedKSArkansas: #395 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,159 girlsARTennessee: #412 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,477 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #263 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,970 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #145 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 708 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #238 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,176 girlsLAMississippi: #329 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,454 girlsMSAlabama: #236 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,497 girlsALGeorgia: #252 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,685 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Eliza, so not publishedHITexas: #398 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,588 girlsTXFlorida: #205 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,008 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#145 · 1 in 708
  2. New Mexico#175 · 1 in 652
  3. Virginia#203 · 1 in 1,335
  4. Florida#205 · 1 in 1,008
  5. Arizona#216 · 1 in 877

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#145281 in 708
New Mexico#17571 in 652
Virginia#203181 in 1,335
Florida#205121 in 1,008
Arizona#21651 in 877
Alabama#236201 in 1,497
Kentucky#238191 in 1,437
Louisiana#238181 in 1,176
Georgia#252181 in 1,685
North Carolina#263181 in 1,970
Mississippi#32991 in 2,454
Arkansas#39561 in 3,159
Texas#398231 in 2,588
Tennessee#41261 in 4,477
California#54161 in 6,208
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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 1930

girls
#423
246 births · 1 in 4,577 girls
boys
#3,022
8 births · 1 in 137,172 boys

Top girls' names in 1930

  1. #1Mary64,153
  2. #2Betty38,240
  3. #3Dorothy30,411
  4. #4Helen19,913
  5. #5Margaret18,350
  6. #6Barbara18,279
  7. #7Patricia15,751
  8. #8Joan15,478
  9. #9Doris15,464
  10. #10Ruth14,942
  11. #423Eliza246

Top boys' names in 1930

  1. #1Robert62,153
  2. #2James53,957
  3. #3John52,447
  4. #4William47,271
  5. #5Richard32,187
  6. #6Charles31,867
  7. #7Donald29,052
  8. #8George22,788
  9. #9Joseph20,981
  10. #10Edward17,352
  11. #3,022Eliza8
More about 1930

girls

1,125,927 girls got a published name in 1930; 1 in 4,577 of them was named Eliza, which outranked 91.9% of the 5,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eliza
  1. #420Florine248
  2. #420Gwen248
  3. #422Julie247
  4. #423Eliza246
  5. #424Lessie245
  6. #425Johanna243
  7. #425Lilly243
Biggest movers since 1929
Risers
  1. ↑ 701Claudette#1,642 → #941
  2. ↑ 583Ardeth#1,212 → #629
  3. ↑ 445Julianne#1,339 → #894
  4. ↑ 376Sonja#1,223 → #847
  5. ↑ 374Armida#1,174 → #800
Fallers
  1. ↓ 348Ingrid#941 → #1,289
  2. ↓ 315Coralie#895 → #1,210
  3. ↓ 229Elenor#981 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 229Mammie#981 → #1,210
  5. ↓ 226Sibyl#902 → #1,128

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

boys

1,097,378 boys got a published name in 1930; 1 in 137,172 of them was named Eliza, which outranked 33.5% of the 4,542 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eliza
  1. #2,781Zebedee9
  2. #2,781Zenon9
  3. #2,781Zoltan9
  4. #3,022Eliza8
  5. #3,022Able8
  6. #3,022Achille8
  7. #3,022Admiral8
  8. #3,289Abdul7
  9. #3,289Ad7
  10. #3,289Addis7

Tied with 266 names at #3,022; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1929
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,094Derl#3,959 → #865
  2. ↑ 420Clive#1,378 → #958
  3. ↑ 380Farris#1,272 → #892
  4. ↑ 368Earlie#1,296 → #928
  5. ↑ 357Winton#1,272 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 486Americo#729 → #1,215
  2. ↓ 433Enrico#995 → #1,428
  3. ↓ 371Eliseo#844 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 312Meyer#878 → #1,190
  5. ↓ 304Hilbert#869 → #1,173

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

See the top 100 for 1930 →