Elizabeth

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Elizabeth is a feminine given name, a variation of the Hebrew name Elisheva, meaning "My God is an oath" or "My God is abundance", as rendered in the Septuagint.

From Wikipedia

Elizabeth first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 74 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1961 with 742 babies (rank #17 that year). In 2025 it was given to 86 girls (rank #98). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Elizabeth

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Elizabeth yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

30,505

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

742

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Jane Austen: Elizabeth Bennet — Pride and Prejudice
In Bible: Elizabeth — mother of John the Baptist
In The Crown: Queen Elizabeth II

Famous people named Elizabeth

Elizabeth IImonarch · b. 1926
Elizabeth I of Englandqueen · b. 1533
Elizabeth TaylorHIV/AIDS activist · b. 1932
Elizabeth Barrett Browningpamphleteer · b. 1806
Elizabeth I of Russiaaristocrat · b. 1709

More popular girls' names

Names ranked near Elizabeth in 2025

Other girls' names starting with E

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	612	#10
1953	608	#11
1954	501	#15
1955	531	#11
1956	511	#16
1957	538	#15
1958	513	#17
1959	533	#15
1960	667	#18
1961	742	#17
1962	730	#14
1963	733	#16
1964	714	#14
1965	651	#16
1966	594	#17
1967	607	#16
1968	586	#14
1969	532	#19
1970	572	#18
1971	553	#23
1972	570	#19
1973	492	#23
1974	427	#28
1975	408	#28
1976	430	#21
1977	419	#20
1978	430	#19
1979	389	#25
1980	444	#18
1981	496	#17
1982	503	#19
1983	484	#21
1984	506	#17
1985	522	#15
1986	492	#17
1987	476	#19
1988	516	#18
1989	494	#18
1990	468	#20
1991	427	#21
1992	417	#23
1993	417	#23
1994	374	#23
1995	373	#26
1996	352	#27
1997	307	#36
1998	257	#41
1999	280	#37
2000	278	#34
2001	256	#40
2002	271	#34
2003	248	#36
2004	227	#40
2005	244	#40
2006	150	#36
2007	159	#36
2008	177	#32
2009	150	#40
2010	158	#40
2011	153	#44
2012	160	#40
2013	147	#43
2014	158	#54
2015	662	#46
2016	673	#40
2017	237	#50
2018	230	#54
2019	428	#55
2020	296	#62
2021	171	#79
2022	151	#84
2023	217	#76
2024	220	#77
2025	86	#98