Is Elisabeth a boy or girl name?
Elisabeth is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 292 girls and 0 boys were named Elisabeth, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 47,756 US babies named Elisabeth were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #906
- Babies named Elisabeth since 1880
- 47,756
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 1,093 babies
Boys and girls named Elisabeth, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 322 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 479 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 710 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 2,161 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 1,967 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,284 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,555 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 2,564 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 4,272 | 100% |
| 1970s | 6 | 4,713 | 99.9% |
| 1980s | 21 | 7,511 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 0 | 7,512 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 7,126 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,217 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,336 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 292 | #906 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 257 | #994 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 272 | #977 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 254 | #1,006 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 261 | #976 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 293 | #906 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 349 | #782 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 359 | #771 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 427 | #685 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 403 | #709 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 487 | #602 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 460 | #609 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 465 | #617 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 476 | #603 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 498 | #588 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 554 | #550 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 586 | #522 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 628 | #508 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 613 | #497 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 682 | #444 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 702 | #434 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 709 | #423 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 824 | #363 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,093 | #286 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 735 | #390 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 693 | #402 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 740 | #382 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 865 | #328 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 739 | #366 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 701 | #374 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 727 | #360 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 788 | #334 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 760 | #341 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 734 | #353 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 765 | #348 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,928 | 813 | #312 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 714 | #346 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 722 | #339 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 705 | #340 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,853 | 771 | #313 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 791 | #302 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 704 | #328 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,868 | 804 | #304 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 735 | #321 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 752 | #323 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,559 | 626 | #362 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 589 | #359 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 576 | #372 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 497 | #405 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 460 | #429 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 413 | #447 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 373 | #480 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 353 | #500 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 399 | #483 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 427 | #475 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 411 | #476 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 437 | #461 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 468 | #434 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 445 | #443 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 458 | #441 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 439 | #462 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 466 | #447 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 402 | #482 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 368 | #509 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 378 | #498 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 327 | #538 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 331 | #533 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 316 | #539 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 312 | #526 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 229 | #613 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 259 | #555 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 218 | #601 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 201 | #621 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 184 | #642 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 187 | #613 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 182 | #614 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 175 | #624 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 207 | #592 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 146 | #656 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 148 | #599 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 150 | #599 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 146 | #629 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 149 | #614 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 138 | #602 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 114 | #653 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 129 | #589 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 128 | #604 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 137 | #575 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 120 | #600 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 109 | #624 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 122 | #591 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 123 | #579 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 114 | #625 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 156 | #528 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 146 | #564 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 153 | #553 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 156 | #564 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 177 | #535 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 182 | #518 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 184 | #523 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 200 | #495 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 189 | #507 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 222 | #462 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 245 | #435 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 259 | #413 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 273 | #393 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 292 | #383 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 331 | #344 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 278 | #372 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 261 | #373 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 217 | #359 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 180 | #362 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 131 | #405 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 96 | #409 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 102 | #390 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 93 | #386 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 89 | #383 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 90 | #370 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 82 | #377 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 88 | #358 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 53 | #446 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 60 | #409 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 50 | #442 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 51 | #422 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 54 | #460 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 52 | #405 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 66 | #380 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 57 | #384 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 50 | #407 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 43 | #434 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 58 | #369 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 48 | #388 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 55 | #358 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 27 | #497 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 23 | #553 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 45 | #358 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 33 | #433 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 33 | #374 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 43 | #320 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 32 | #357 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 32 | #352 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 26 | #356 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 29 | #328 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 25 | #319 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 24 | #328 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Elisabeth reached #4,928 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #286 in 2001. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Elisabeth
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.