Trend of the Popularity of Elizabeth as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 6,760 female babies that were named Elizabeth in the US, which was 0.42% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Elizabeth peaked as a female baby name in the US in 1990 with a count of 20,750 babies, which was 1.09% of the total female babies born in the US in 1990.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Elizabeth, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Elizabeth.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Elizabeth in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Elizabeth in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Elizabeth from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Elizabeth as a Female Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	19529	1.18
1981	20168	1.21
1982	20506	1.21
1983	19842	1.19
1984	20360	1.21
1985	20545	1.19
1986	19074	1.11
1987	18608	1.07
1988	20042	1.13
1989	20298	1.10
1990	20750	1.09
1991	20395	1.09
1992	19035	1.03
1993	17559	0.97
1994	16786	0.94
1995	16192	0.92
1996	16003	0.91
1997	15430	0.89
1998	15193	0.86
1999	15350	0.87
2000	15117	0.83
2001	14792	0.82
2002	14621	0.81
2003	14123	0.77
2004	13577	0.74
2005	12743	0.69
2006	12440	0.65
2007	13071	0.68
2008	12027	0.64
2009	11057	0.60
2010	10283	0.58
2011	10109	0.57
2012	9730	0.55
2013	9476	0.54
2014	9600	0.54
2015	9771	0.55
2016	9607	0.54
2017	9004	0.52
2018	8600	0.51
2019	7923	0.47
2020	7308	0.45
2021	7265	0.44
2022	7020	0.43
2023	6616	0.41
2024	6924	0.43
2025	6760	0.42