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 63 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1953 with 722 babies (rank #20 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. 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.

18,352

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

722

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

Other girls' names starting with E

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	718	#21
1953	722	#20
1954	684	#20
1955	696	#21
1956	663	#21
1957	669	#21
1958	687	#21
1959	655	#23
1960	601	#28
1961	576	#31
1962	608	#31
1963	601	#31
1964	581	#35
1965	547	#34
1966	516	#38
1967	497	#43
1968	459	#44
1969	518	#43
1970	406	#50
1971	381	#52
1972	331	#60
1973	272	#65
1974	259	#71
1975	233	#73
1976	226	#74
1977	205	#86
1978	201	#94
1979	210	#86
1980	231	#79
1981	213	#80
1982	185	#95
1983	208	#78
1984	202	#90
1985	189	#100
1986	179	#101
1987	161	#115
1988	192	#97
1989	167	#111
1990	169	#111
1991	158	#117
1992	151	#120
1993	124	#142
1994	156	#109
1995	119	#134
1996	92	#166
1997	118	#133
1998	107	#153
1999	129	#131
2000	117	#139
2001	95	#172
2002	114	#138
2003	94	#170
2004	118	#130
2005	84	#175
2006	85	#171
2007	89	#154
2008	81	#167
2009	91	#160
2010	91	#159
2011	84	#156
2012	74	#171
2013	70	#170
2014	93	#139