ELIZABETH is ranked as the 21st most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 1,550,799.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 486.36 people named ELIZABETH for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named ELIZABETH is 1,161,239.
The SSA data also shows that ELIZABETH is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
ELIZABETH is
75.3% White,
10.0% Hispanic origin,
11.1% Black,
1.7% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.4% Two or More Races,
and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name ELIZABETH have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name ELIZABETH is included in the following name categories:
Common Swedish feminine given name - SCB Data
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
English feminine given name
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
Greek Old and New Testament surname
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name ELIZABETH
The state with the most people named
ELIZABETH is
California where
159,688 people have this name.
South Carolina is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named ELIZABETH, as
794.07 in every 100,000
South Carolinians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
California.
South Carolina is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Iowa
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name ELIZABETH
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
72,222
560.71
100.0%
Indiana
32,541
493.28
99.9%
Iowa
9,583
308.42
99.8%
Kansas
12,131
417.72
99.8%
Michigan
40,220
405.86
99.9%
Minnesota
22,546
413.14
99.9%
Missouri
15,163
506.44
99.9%
Nebraska
8,009
425.67
99.7%
North Dakota
2,541
343.63
99.1%
Ohio
65,982
569.1
99.9%
South Dakota
2,777
325.45
99.0%
Wisconsin
22,169
385.03
99.9%
West States
State stats for the first name ELIZABETH
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
4,253
577.23
99.7%
Arizona
36,897
548.13
99.9%
California
159,688
411.54
100.0%
Colorado
31,078
580.26
99.9%
Hawaii
4,395
309.6
99.9%
Idaho
6,114
374.04
99.7%
Montana
4,244
414.61
99.6%
Nevada
13,005
458.06
99.9%
New Mexico
12,243
587.04
99.9%
Oregon
20,603
518.95
99.9%
Utah
10,857
368.92
99.8%
Washington
27,487
389.25
99.9%
Wyoming
2,322
397.48
99.3%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name ELIZABETH
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
20,576
572.08
99.9%
Maine
5,490
412.78
99.6%
Massachusetts
32,196
477.3
99.9%
New Hampshire
5,270
397.18
99.6%
New Jersey
41,416
463.36
99.9%
New York
104,331
528.36
100.0%
Pennsylvania
89,033
696.27
100.0%
Rhode Island
5,259
498.4
99.8%
Vermont
4,296
685.69
99.8%
South States
State stats for the first name ELIZABETH
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have ELIZABETH as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named ELIZABETH.
The most popular full name is ELIZABETH Smith.
0.81% of all the people named ELIZABETH
have this family name.
There are 82748 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name ELIZABETH