Elisabeth
Girl nameElisabeth has been given to 48,045 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2001 and currently ranks #925 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /ᵻˈlɪz.ə.bəθ/
The spelling of Elizabeth used in the Authorized Version of the New Testament. Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), a transliteration of Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elishéva, “my God is an oath”).
Origin: Hebrew
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
48,045
Peak year
2001 (1,093 babies)
Rank in 2025
#925 for girls
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -30%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Elisabeth
Empress Elisabeth of Austria
Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary from 1854 to 1898 (1837–1898)
Betty Williams
Northern Irish peace activist (1943–2020)
Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun
French portrait painter (1755–1842)
Elisabeth Shue
American actress
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Elisabeth.
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