EveryBabyNames

Elizabeth

4 countries#17 in United States, 2025
US
#17
in United States, 2025
SCOT
#116
in Scotland, 2025
FR
#632
in France, 2022
NI
#121
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
1,705,867
Peak year (United States)
1990
Peak-year count
20,841
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Elizabeth was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesScotlandFranceNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

1,693,973 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #17 · peaked in 1990 with 20,841 births

Most common in: New York, California, Pennsylvania, Texas, Illinois

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

Scotland

6,495 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #116 · peaked in 1975 with 352 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

France

4,691 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #632 · peaked in 1952 with 107 births

Most common in: Paris, Martinique, Yvelines, Rhône, Hauts-de-Seine

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

708 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #121 · peaked in 1997 with 44 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Elizabeth’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#11
2007#10↑1
2008#9↑1
2009#11↓2
2010#12↓1
2011#11↑1
2012#10↑1
2013#10
2014#13↓3
2015#13
2016#13
2017#13
2018#13
2019#14↓1
2020#16↓2
2021#14↑2
2022#15↓1
2023#15
2024#17↓2
2025#17

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