Elisabeth
Elisabeth is ranked 906th among girls in 2024 (292 births). Its best rank was 286th, in 2001.
- Rank in 2024
- #906up 88 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 2920.02% of girls
- Peak year
- 20011,093 births
- Best rank
- #286in 2001
- Since 1880
- 47,729people given the name
The story in the numbers
47,729 girls have been named Elisabeth in the United States since 1880, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2001, with 1,093 births.
It is holding steady: its share of births has moved by less than half in either direction over ten years (rank 602 → 906).
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1985, and the 1990s alone account for 16%. It has spent 144 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among girls, year by year
By decade
| Decade | girls named Elisabeth | |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 322 | |
| 1890s | 479 | |
| 1900s | 710 | |
| 1910s | 2,161 | |
| 1920s | 1,967 | |
| 1930s | 1,284 | |
| 1940s | 1,555 | |
| 1950s | 2,564 | |
| 1960s | 4,272 | |
| 1970s | 4,713 | |
| 1980s | 7,511 | |
| 1990s | 7,512 | |
| 2000s | 7,126 | |
| 2010s | 4,217 | |
| 2020s | 1,336 |
In 2001, its biggest year
Elisabeth was the 286th most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 2001 were Emily, Madison, Hannah, Ashley and Alexis. See all of 2001.
Names that rose and fell with Elisabeth
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Martinapeak 1964
- Katherinepeak 1990
- Selinapeak 1995
- Sarapeak 1981
- Sarahpeak 1982
- Leanapeak 2010
- Leannapeak 1990
- Juanapeak 1994
Other spellings in the data
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.