Elizabeth Avis
There are approximately 7 people named Elizabeth Avis living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 48,964,905 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Elizabeth with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Avis. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
7
1 in 48,964,905
Named Elizabeth
1.1M
Alive today
Named Avis
2.1K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 1.1M
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1990
Average age: 44
Top Census group: White (73.8%)
Estimated bearers: 2.1K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #15,221
Per 100K: 0.62
Top ancestry: White (86.2%)
First name trend
Elizabeth: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Elizabeth. The peak year was 1990 with 20,840 births. The average person named Elizabeth today is 44 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Elizabeth
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Elizabeth, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 73.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Elizabeth described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Elizabeth at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White73.8% · 890,838
- Hispanic or Latino16.7% · 201,571
- Black or African American4.1% · 48,933
- Two or more races2.6% · 31,972
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.3% · 28,136
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 5,202
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Avis surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Avis, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 86.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Avis described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Avis at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White86.2% · 1,601
- Hispanic or Latino4.7% · 87
- Two or more races4.0% · 75
- Black or African American2.9% · 54
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.4% · 26
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 14
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Elizabeth has a living-bearer frequency of 0.3135% of the US population, based on 1,074,587 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Elizabeth right now.
The surname Avis appears at a rate of 0.62 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0006%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 7 people with the full name Elizabeth Avis. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Elizabeth
FAQ
Elizabeth Avis: questions and answers
How many people are named Elizabeth Avis?
We estimate approximately 7 people in the United States share the full name Elizabeth Avis. That works out to about 1 in 48,964,905 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.3135%) with the surname frequency (0.62 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Elizabeth Avis?
We classify Elizabeth Avis as "Very Rare". About 1 in 48,964,905 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Elizabeth a male or female name?
Elizabeth is predominantly female. Out of 1,687,089 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Elizabeth profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people share the full name Elizabeth Avis?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.