Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Elizabeth

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Elizabeth
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1990

Peak era

1990

Peak rank proxy

20,749

Current vitality

Strong

Generation

Millennial

1880Peak 19902024

Peak year

1990

Decline from peak

66.9%

2024

6,878

All-time

1,681,878

Elizabeth is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1990, when 20,749 girls were named Elizabeth.

In 2024, only 6,878 girls were given the name.

Down 66.9% from its peak.

All told, about 1,681,878 Americans have been named Elizabeth and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMass culture

AssociationMillennial

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1990

199020,749 girls named Elizabeth

20246,878 girls named Elizabeth

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