Elisabeth

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

Elisabeth first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2001 with 1,093 babies (rank #286 that year). In 2024 it was given to 292 girls (rank #906). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Elisabeth

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

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.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.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

47,756

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

1,093

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Elisabeth

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brunsalonnière · b. 1755
Elisabeth Shuefilm actor · b. 1963
Elisabeth of Wiednovelist · b. 1843
Elisabeth Mossfilm actor · b. 1982
Elisabeth Kübler-Rossessayist · b. 1926

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	24	#328
1881	25	#319
1882	29	#328
1883	26	#356
1884	32	#352
1885	32	#357
1886	43	#320
1887	33	#374
1888	33	#433
1889	45	#358
1890	23	#553
1891	27	#497
1892	55	#358
1893	48	#388
1894	58	#369
1895	43	#434
1896	50	#407
1897	57	#384
1898	66	#380
1899	52	#405
1900	54	#460
1901	51	#422
1902	50	#442
1903	60	#409
1904	53	#446
1905	88	#358
1906	82	#377
1907	90	#370
1908	89	#383
1909	93	#386
1910	102	#390
1911	96	#409
1912	131	#405
1913	180	#362
1914	217	#359
1915	261	#373
1916	278	#372
1917	331	#344
1918	292	#383
1919	273	#393
1920	259	#413
1921	245	#435
1922	222	#462
1923	189	#507
1924	200	#495
1925	184	#523
1926	182	#518
1927	177	#535
1928	156	#564
1929	153	#553
1930	146	#564
1931	156	#528
1932	114	#625
1933	123	#579
1934	122	#591
1935	109	#624
1936	120	#600
1937	137	#575
1938	128	#604
1939	129	#589
1940	114	#653
1941	138	#602
1942	149	#614
1943	146	#629
1944	150	#599
1945	148	#599
1946	146	#656
1947	207	#592
1948	175	#624
1949	182	#614
1950	187	#613
1951	184	#642
1952	201	#621
1953	218	#601
1954	259	#555
1955	229	#613
1956	312	#526
1957	316	#539
1958	331	#533
1959	327	#538
1960	378	#498
1961	368	#509
1962	402	#482
1963	466	#447
1964	439	#462
1965	458	#441
1966	445	#443
1967	468	#434
1968	437	#461
1969	411	#476
1970	427	#475
1971	399	#483
1972	353	#500
1973	373	#480
1974	413	#447
1975	460	#429
1976	497	#405
1977	576	#372
1978	589	#359
1979	626	#362
1980	752	#323
1981	735	#321
1982	804	#304
1983	704	#328
1984	791	#302
1985	771	#313
1986	705	#340
1987	722	#339
1988	714	#346
1989	813	#312
1990	765	#348
1991	734	#353
1992	760	#341
1993	788	#334
1994	727	#360
1995	701	#374
1996	739	#366
1997	865	#328
1998	740	#382
1999	693	#402
2000	735	#390
2001	1,093	#286
2002	824	#363
2003	709	#423
2004	702	#434
2005	682	#444
2006	613	#497
2007	628	#508
2008	586	#522
2009	554	#550
2010	498	#588
2011	476	#603
2012	465	#617
2013	460	#609
2014	487	#602
2015	403	#709
2016	427	#685
2017	359	#771
2018	349	#782
2019	293	#906
2020	261	#976
2021	254	#1,006
2022	272	#977
2023	257	#994
2024	292	#906