Baby name

Elizabeth

Girl

Origin of the name

Elizabeth comes from the Hebrew Elisheva, usually translated as “my God is an oath.” It is the English form of the French Élisabeth.

Classic name

Elizabeth peaked in 1990, when 1 baby in 190 was given the name. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 146 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 17.

1,688,757births since 1880

1990sgeneration

No. 9rank at its peak, in 1990

Where babies named Elizabeth are born

1990

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The darker the blue, the more common Elizabeth is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Elizabeth is most common in Vermont (1.6 times), Delaware (1.6) and Connecticut (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Elisabeth 48,018
Lizabeth 5,619
Elizebeth 4,603
Alizabeth 1,868
Elizabet 1,761
Elizbeth 1,282

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