Girl's name
Elisabeth
Say it ih-LIZ-uh-beth
Hebrew origin my God is an oath
4 syllables
Where Elisabeth is loved, common and rare
Common across four German cities, Quebec and Austria. Rare in Norway, Cologne, the Netherlands and 11 more places.
1 in 5,964 girls born in Scotland in 2025
Berlin 59thQuebec 67thMunich 80th
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Every place
In 20 of the 40 official lists, among them Berlin (59th), Quebec (67th) and Munich (80th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin city | 59th 2023 | 49 | about 1 in 296 |
| Quebec province | 67th 2025 | 79 | about 1 in 329 |
| Munich city | 80th 2025 | 17 | about 1 in 247 |
| Austria | 87th 2025 | 88 | 1 in 406 |
| Norway | 171st 2025 | 28 | 1 in 778 |
| Cologne city | 183rd 2023 | 6 | about 1 in 1,024 |
| The Netherlands | 202nd 2025 | 72 | about 1 in 847 |
| Switzerland | 223rd 2025 | 32 | 1 in 1,062 |
| Italy | 243rd 2024 | 75 | 1 in 2,389 |
| Sweden | 303rd 2025 | 24 | about 1 in 1,674 |
| France | 347th 2025 | 220 | 1 in 1,304 |
| Catalonia region | 377th 2025 | 8 | 1 in 2,409 |
| Poland | 498th 2025 | 4 | 1 in 29,947 |
| Scotland | 780th 2025 | 3 | 1 in 5,964 |
| Ontario province | 867th 2024 | 13 | about 1 in 4,190 |
| Ireland | 885th 2025 | 3 | 1 in 7,042 |
| England and Wales | 1028th 2025 | 33 | 1 in 7,675 |
| Rostock city | 36th 2025 | 5 | about 1 in 197 |
| Leipzig city | 66th 2025 | 8 | about 1 in 328 |
| Bonn city | 382nd 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 3,015 |
Rare, below the listed names: Northern Ireland, British Columbia, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Sources: BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); Landeshauptstadt München, Statistisches Amt (opendata.muenchen.de) (Munich); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); Statistics Norway (SSB) (Norway); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Idescat (Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya) (Catalonia); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock (opendata-hro.de) (Rostock); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn). How we count, and every source
About the name
Elisabeth is the spelling of Elizabeth used in older English Bibles. It comes through Greek from the Hebrew Elishéva, 'my God is an oath'. In the Gospel of Luke, Elisabeth is the mother of John the Baptist.
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Four syllables, said ih-LIZ-uh-beth, with the stress on the second. It has a great many short forms, including Lisa, Lise, Lilly, Elly, Else and Betty. Elizabeth, Isabella and Annelise are related names.
Quebec is where it ranks highest in the English-speaking world, as a top-70 name, and it is also used in Austria, Norway and the Netherlands. French records put its peak in the early 1950s, and it is falling in more regions than it is rising, so it remains a dignified classic rather than a current trend.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- ih-LIZ-uh-beth, 4 syllables
- Meaning
my God is an oath
- Origin
- Hebrew
Etymology
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”).
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 3 of 17 regions, falling in 7.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 768 | 576 | 864 | 806 | 840 | 983 | 1023 | 1087 | 1449 | 1028 |
| Ireland | 750 | 873 | 502 | 700 | 905 | 898 | 885 | |||
| Ontario | 372 | 565 | 761 | 664 | 525 | 894 | 1057 | 867 | ||
| British Columbia | 661 | 679 | 567 | |||||||
| Quebec | 69 | 69 | 74 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 59 | 68 | 67 | 67 |
| France | 368 | 395 | 362 | 394 | 379 | 383 | 385 | 326 | 363 | 347 |
| The Netherlands | 157 | 161 | 162 | 172 | 168 | 210 | 192 | 197 | 202 | |
| Austria | 52 | 66 | 59 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 67 | 71 | 67 | 87 |
| Switzerland | 309 | 301 | 257 | 333 | 363 | 245 | 255 | 342 | 334 | 223 |
| Berlin | 12 | 55 | 45 | 56 | 74 | 63 | 62 | 59 | ||
| Munich | 71 | 41 | 57 | 46 | 40 | 33 | 46 | 55 | 51 | 80 |
| Cologne | 14 | 22 | 17 | 87 | 121 | 170 | 157 | 183 | ||
| Bonn | 12 | 111 | 67 | 59 | 96 | 82 | 181 | 176 | 98 | 382 |
| Leipzig | 55 | 32 | 36 | 23 | 58 | 58 | 61 | 78 | 117 | 66 |
| Rostock | 21 | 66 | 27 | 44 | 47 | 37 | 82 | 10 | 49 | 36 |
| Norway | 133 | 147 | 139 | 182 | 139 | 151 | 133 | 126 | 138 | 171 |
| Sweden | 345 | 370 | 288 | 230 | 315 | 332 | 267 | 280 | 300 | 303 |
| Catalonia | 228 | 224 | 191 | 323 | 323 | 541 | 229 | 339 | 601 | 377 |
| Italy | 291 | 258 | 262 | 279 | 284 | 258 | 250 | 243 | ||
| Poland | 426 | 294 | 374 | 507 | 601 | 570 | 540 | 600 | 498 | |
| Estonia | 17 | 13 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1028 | 33 | 13.0 |
| 2024 | 1449 | 22 | 8.5 |
| 2023 | 1087 | 31 | 12.1 |
| 2022 | 1023 | 33 | 12.5 |
| 2021 | 983 | 35 | 12.8 |
| 2020 | 840 | 43 | 16.0 |
| 2019 | 806 | 46 | 16.4 |
| 2018 | 864 | 43 | 14.9 |
| 2017 | 576 | 74 | 24.7 |
| 2016 | 768 | 51 | 16.6 |
| 2015 | 649 | 63 | 20.5 |
| 2014 | 629 | 64 | 20.9 |
| 2013 | 663 | 60 | 19.5 |
| 2012 | 542 | 78 | 24.2 |
| 2011 | 534 | 78 | 24.3 |
| 2010 | 559 | 71 | 22.1 |
| 2009 | 594 | 64 | 20.4 |
| 2008 | 608 | 61 | 19.3 |
| 2007 | 549 | 67 | 21.9 |
| 2006 | 512 | 72 | 24.1 |
| 2005 | 541 | 62 | 21.5 |
| 2004 | 538 | 59 | 20.6 |
| 2003 | 607 | 48 | 17.2 |
| 2002 | 413 | 79 | 29.5 |
| 2001 | 405 | 77 | 28.7 |
| 2000 | 393 | 81 | 29.7 |
| 1999 | 398 | 81 | 28.8 |
| 1998 | 374 | 86 | 29.7 |
| 1997 | 404 | 78 | 26.6 |
| 1996 | 380 | 88 | 29.7 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Elisabeth in France since 1925 were born in or after 1959. First recorded in 1925. Her peak year there: 1953, at 1,102.7 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Elisabeth per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period. Her 1953 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.
Sister names for Elisabeth
1 in 4,473 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Elisabeth.
Similar forms, not dealt separately: Maria, Marina and Mary.
1 in 911 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Elisabeth.
1 in 3,521 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Elisabeth.
1 in 3,206 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Elisabeth.
1 in 2,783 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Elisabeth.
1 in 5,282 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Elisabeth.
1 in 21,107 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Elisabeth.
1 in 4,473 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Elisabeth.
1 in 5,282 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Elisabeth.
Similar forms, not dealt separately: Carmel.
1 in 3,578 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Elisabeth.
Middle names for Elisabeth
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Elisabeth Charlotte
4-2 beats · initials EC
Changes the beat after Elisabeth: 4 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 86 in Ireland
Elisabeth Sophie
4-2 beats · initials ES
Changes the beat after Elisabeth: 4 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Elisabeth Grace
4-1 beats · initials EG
Changes the beat after Elisabeth: 4 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 95 in Northern Ireland
Elisabeth Anna
4-2 beats · initials EA
Changes the beat after Elisabeth: 4 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Elisabeth Emily
4-3 beats · initials EE
Changes the beat after Elisabeth: 4 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 197 in Ireland
Elisabeth Alice
4-2 beats · initials EA
Changes the beat after Elisabeth: 4 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Elisabeth Maria
4-3 beats · initials EM
Changes the beat after Elisabeth: 4 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 154 in Ireland
Elisabeth Emma
4-2 beats · initials EE
Changes the beat after Elisabeth: 4 syllables, then 2 syllables.
Same style as Elisabeth
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 3,521 in Ireland
94% alike: moves with Elisabeth across countries and decades.
1 in 4,473 in Scotland
93% alike: moves with Elisabeth across countries and decades.
1 in 911 in Northern Ireland
92% alike: moves with Elisabeth across countries and decades.
1 in 5,282 in Ireland
91% alike: moves with Elisabeth across countries and decades.
1 in 1,056 in Ireland
91% alike: moves with Elisabeth across countries and decades.
1 in 1,174 in Ireland
91% alike: moves with Elisabeth across countries and decades.
1 in 5,282 in Ireland
91% alike: moves with Elisabeth across countries and decades.
1 in 3,578 in Scotland
90% alike: moves with Elisabeth across countries and decades.
Famous people named Elisabeth
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, Élisabeth Borne, Elisabeth Shue, Elisabeth of Wied, Elisabeth Moss, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Elisabeth of France, Queen of Spain and Elisabeth of Valois.
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French portrait painter (1755–1842)
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Prime Minister of France from 2022 to 2024 born 1961
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American actress born 1963
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German writer; queen consort of Romania as the wife of King Carol I (1843–1916)
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British-American actress and producer born 1982
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Swiss-American psychiatrist and pioneer in near-death studies (1926-2004)
Elisabeth of France, Queen of Spain
Queen consort of Spain (1602-1644)
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Queen consort of Spain (1545-1568)
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Elisabeth
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Elisabeth?
Her best rank is No. 67 in Quebec in 2025, about 1 in 329 girls. She is in the published lists of 20 of our 40 regions.
What does Elisabeth mean?
Wiktionary glosses Elisabeth as "my God is an oath".
How do you pronounce Elisabeth?
ih-LIZ-uh-beth, with 4 syllables.
Is Elisabeth getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 3 of 17 regions, falling in 7.
Which sister names go with Elisabeth?
The deck's top five sisters for Elisabeth: Marie, Josephine, Anne, Agnes and Antonia. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.