How Many People Are Named Ellizabeth?
An estimated 119 people in the United States have the first name Ellizabeth. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Ellizabeth peaked in popularity in 2002 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ellizabeth as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ellizabeth paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
119
About 1 in 2,880,289 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2002
10 births
Total Registered
121
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ellizabeth
Ellizabeth is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 121 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ellizabeth as a female name
Ranked #11,504 in 2022
8 female births in 2022
Peak: 2002 (10 births)
Ellizabeth: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ellizabeth span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 51 babies were registered. Ellizabeth has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ellizabeth by Decade
How has Ellizabeth tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ellizabeth + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ellizabeth as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ellizabeth
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Ellizabeth: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ellizabeth?
We estimate approximately 119 people named Ellizabeth are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,880,289 Americans share this first name.
Is Ellizabeth a common name?
Ellizabeth is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 67.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 121 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ellizabeth most popular?
Ellizabeth reached peak popularity in 2002, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ellizabeth is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ellizabeth a female name?
Ellizabeth is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ellizabeth Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ellizabeth Smith, Ellizabeth Johnson, Ellizabeth Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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