How Many People Are Named Lizzie?
An estimated 6,791 people in the United States have the first name Lizzie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Lizzie peaked in popularity in 1919 with 814 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lizzie 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 Lizzie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Lizzie is overwhelmingly female, 102 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
6,791
About 1 in 50,472 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1919
814 births
Total Registered
39,537
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lizzie
Lizzie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 39,537 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Lizzie as a male name
Ranked #3,740 in 1940
5 male births in 1940
Peak: 1921 (8 births)
Lizzie as a female name
Ranked #2,332 in 2024
79 female births in 2024
Peak: 1919 (809 births)
Lizzie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lizzie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 6,102 babies were registered. Lizzie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lizzie by Decade
How has Lizzie 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5,040 | 5 | 5,035 | |
| 1890s | 5,562 | 6 | 5,556 | |
| 1900s | 4,836 | 12 | 4,824 | |
| 1910s | 6,102 | 17 | 6,085 | |
| 1920s | 6,015 | 46 | 5,969 | |
| 1930s | 3,695 | 11 | 3,684 | |
| 1940s | 2,854 | 5 | 2,849 | |
| 1950s | 1,765 | 0 | 1,765 | |
| 1960s | 844 | 0 | 844 | |
| 1970s | 466 | 0 | 466 | |
| 1980s | 367 | 0 | 367 | |
| 1990s | 326 | 0 | 326 | |
| 2000s | 666 | 0 | 666 | |
| 2010s | 603 | 0 | 603 | |
| 2020s | 396 | 0 | 396 | |
Lizzie by State
Birth registrations for Lizzie span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama. The lowest are in Massachusetts, New Mexico, Utah. On average, about 799 Lizzies were registered per state.
Lizzie + Last Name Combinations
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Lizzie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lizzie?
We estimate approximately 6,791 people named Lizzie 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 50,472 Americans share this first name.
Is Lizzie a common name?
Lizzie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 39,537 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lizzie most popular?
Lizzie reached peak popularity in 1919, when 814 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lizzie is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lizzie a female name?
Lizzie is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lizzie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lizzie Smith, Lizzie Johnson, Lizzie 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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