The first name Lisbeth
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Lisbeth last appeared in the official list in 2015, given to 4 girls. It peaked in 2012, with 8 births (#2,969).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lisbeth with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Lisbeth at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 24 girls born in the United States were named Lisbeth, the 5,331st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2002, when 409 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Lisbeth
5 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Lisbeth MovinDanish actress and film director (1917–2011)
- Lisbeth Bech PoulsenDanish politician, born 1982
- Lisbeth ZwergerAustrian illustrator, born 1954
- Lisbeth PetersenFaroese politician (1939–2024)
- Libby TrickettAustralian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, world champion, world record-holder, born 1985
Questions
- How popular is the name Lisbeth?
- In 2015, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Lisbeth, ranking 4,736th. Its peak was 2012, with 8 births.
- Is Lisbeth a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 5,934 US babies named Lisbeth since 1880 were girls.
- When was Lisbeth most popular?
- 2002 in the United States, when 409 babies were named Lisbeth, its highest rank at 624th.