# Elizabeth (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/elizabeth/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Hebrew |
| Meaning | “my god is an oath” |
| Pronunciation | /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/, 4 syllables |
| Nicknames | Betty, Liz, Lizzie, Bessie, Bess, Lizzy, Bessy, Betsy, Libby, Bette, Izzy, Lilibet |
| Variant spellings | Elisabeth, Isabelle, Lizbeth, Elspeth, Elisabetha, Lilibeth, Elysabeth, Elizabetha |
| US babies named this | 1,693,973 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 5,216 / 1,688,757 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 39,849, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Middle English Elizabeth, from the Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), a transliteration of the Old Testament Biblical Hebrew אלישבע (ʔĕlîšeḇaʕ, “my God is an oath”). See El and שבועה. Doublet of Elisheba and Isabel.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 10,109 | 11 |
| 2012 | 9,730 | 10 |
| 2013 | 9,476 | 10 |
| 2014 | 9,600 | 13 |
| 2015 | 9,771 | 13 |
| 2016 | 9,607 | 13 |
| 2017 | 9,004 | 13 |
| 2018 | 8,600 | 13 |
| 2019 | 7,923 | 14 |
| 2020 | 7,308 | 16 |
| 2021 | 7,265 | 14 |
| 2022 | 7,020 | 15 |
| 2023 | 6,616 | 15 |
| 2024 | 6,924 | 17 |
| 2025 | 6,760 | 17 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13 | 6,508 |
| 2009 | 13 | 6,545 |
| 2010 | 8 | 9,041 |
| 2011 | 19 | 4,869 |
| 2012 | 8 | 9,105 |
| 2013 | 12 | 6,732 |
| 2014 | 6 | 11,123 |
| 2015 | 6 | 11,082 |
| 2016 | 12 | 6,844 |
| 2017 | 9 | 8,344 |
| 2019 | 11 | 7,301 |
| 2021 | 5 | 12,687 |
| 2023 | 8 | 9,160 |
| 2024 | 5 | 12,852 |
| 2025 | 5 | 12,572 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,396 | 44 |
| 2012 | 1,446 | 38 |
| 2013 | 1,357 | 39 |
| 2014 | 1,398 | 37 |
| 2015 | 1,338 | 39 |
| 2016 | 1,384 | 38 |
| 2017 | 1,174 | 44 |
| 2018 | 1,076 | 47 |
| 2019 | 933 | 55 |
| 2020 | 866 | 56 |
| 2021 | 862 | 60 |
| 2022 | 795 | 60 |
| 2023 | 666 | 68 |
| 2024 | 706 | 62 |
| 2025 | 624 | 74 |

## In other languages

- Arabic: إِلِيزَابِيث, إِلِيصَابَات
- Armenian: Եղիսաբեթ
- Bulgarian: Елисавета
- Catalan: Elisabet
- Chinese: 伊麗莎白 /伊丽莎白
- Czech: Alžběta
- Danish: Elisabeth
- Dutch: Elisabeth, Elizabeth
- Esperanto: Elizabeto
- Estonian: Liis
- Finnish: Liisa, Elisabet
- French: Élisabeth, Isabelle, Élise, Lise
- Georgian: ელისაბედი
- German: Elisabeth
- Greek: Ελισάβετ, Ισαβέλλα
- Hebrew: אלישבע \ אֱלִישֶׁבַע
- Hindi: एलिजाबेथ, इसाबेला
- Hungarian: Erzsébet
- Icelandic: Elísabet
- Indonesian: Elisabet

## People named Elizabeth

- Elizabeth Taylor, British-American actress (1932–2011)
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning, English poet (1806–1861)
- Elizabeth Blackburn, Australian-American biological researcher
- Elizabeth Olsen, American actress (born 1989)
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American writer, suffragist and Women's Rights activist (1815–1902)
- Elizabeth Blackwell, American physician, abolitionist, women's rights activist (1821-1910)
- Elizabeth Banks, American actress and director (born 1974)
- Elizabeth Warren, American politician (born 1949)
- Elizabeth Gaskell, British author (1810-1865)
- Elizabeth of Hungary, Catholic saint (1207−1231)
- Elizabeth Hurley, English actress and model (born 1965)
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead, American actress (born 1984)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.