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Elizabeth

Girl name

Elizabeth has been given to 1,693,973 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1990 and currently ranks #17 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/

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.

Origin: Hebrew

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

05.188k10.375k15.563k20.75k 18801900192019401960198020002020 Girls Boys
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Total babies

1,693,973

Peak year

1990 (20,841 babies)

Rank in 2025

#17 for girls

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -31%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Famous people named Elizabeth

Elizabeth II

Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022 (1926–2022)

Elizabeth I of England

Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 to 1603 (1533-1603)

Lana Del Rey

American singer-songwriter (born 1985)

Elizabeth Taylor

British-American actress (1932–2011)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Names with a similar vibe

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Elizabeth.

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