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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 913 babies (rank #33 that year). In 2024 it was given to 607 girls (rank #23). 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.

25,707

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

913

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

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	913	#33
1992	854	#35
1993	834	#33
1994	675	#37
1995	754	#38
1996	793	#33
1997	709	#37
1998	671	#34
1999	699	#31
2000	715	#25
2001	803	#25
2002	686	#27
2003	681	#26
2004	706	#26
2005	760	#23
2006	761	#18
2007	787	#20
2008	816	#18
2009	852	#20
2010	809	#19
2011	804	#19
2012	748	#24
2013	835	#20
2014	774	#22
2015	840	#19
2016	840	#18
2017	810	#19
2018	811	#17
2019	795	#18
2020	701	#21
2021	648	#29
2022	634	#24
2023	571	#30
2024	607	#23