Elizabeth Name Meaning

Noble and timeless, regal and divine, Elizabeth is a classic in every sense of the word. She’s transcended time through royalty and commoners alike, sprinkling her magic across the centuries.

Elizabeth is the epitome of elegance, sauntering down red carpets and sitting atop thrones throughout history. She’s a head turner wherever she goes, easily recognizable as one of the most popular female names in history. Her usage isn’t limited to English either, with variants like Elisabet and Elspeth appearing worldwide.

A little Elizabeth is distinguished and proud, a mighty name resting on a little baby ready to take on the world. Elizabeth holds her head high, proud of herself and her accomplishments. She’s the sister of Victoria and Katherine with her flair for all things fabulous evident a mile away. Don’t be fooled by her class however, as little Elizabeth isn’t one to shy away from splashing in puddles after a fresh rain. She’s sugar, spice, and everything nice as well as a pinch of playful.

Elizabeth, while gorgeous on her own, also boasts a ton of nickname potential. There’s the fashionable Eliza and the vintage Betty. There’s also the sweet Ellie and Bethie. Diminutives include Elsie and Betsy as well as the more formal Elsa and Isabel.

Infographic of Elizabeth name meaning, which is Derived from the Hebrew Elisheva, Elizabeth means God is my oath.
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Elizabeth Name Popularity

How popular is the name Elizabeth? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 7 5,792 1.645%
1911 7 6,295 1.6905%
1912 8 8,520 1.6895%
1913 8 9,503 1.6761%
1914 8 11,367 1.6311%
1915 8 14,103 1.5523%
1916 8 14,935 1.5461%
1917 8 15,127 1.512%
1918 9 15,853 1.4771%
1919 8 15,285 1.4597%
1920 8 15,910 1.4309%
1921 10 15,799 1.3797%
1922 9 15,242 1.3681%
1923 9 15,458 1.3801%
1924 11 14,951 1.2875%
1925 10 13,927 1.2322%
1926 11 12,835 1.167%
1927 13 12,527 1.1317%
1928 14 11,762 1.0993%
1929 15 11,247 1.0858%
1930 15 10,991 1.0522%
1931 16 10,292 1.0428%
1932 17 9,994 1.0116%
1933 17 9,014 0.9675%
1934 18 9,341 0.9663%
1935 17 9,075 0.9339%
1936 18 8,858 0.9196%
1937 17 9,383 0.9522%
1938 17 9,800 0.9573%
1939 18 9,707 0.9543%
1940 20 9,949 0.936%
1941 21 10,265 0.912%
1942 22 11,182 0.8855%
1943 23 11,646 0.8921%
1944 23 11,033 0.8902%
1945 26 10,337 0.8476%
1946 25 11,752 0.7964%
1947 25 13,441 0.8052%
1948 26 13,208 0.8274%
1949 25 13,712 0.8524%
1950 24 14,337 0.8904%
1951 23 15,120 0.8918%
1952 22 16,023 0.9179%
1953 21 16,092 0.9092%
1954 20 16,581 0.9071%
1955 21 16,696 0.9077%
1956 22 16,340 0.8651%
1957 22 17,497 0.9093%
1958 22 18,528 0.9803%
1959 21 18,432 0.9701%
1960 18 18,858 0.9953%
1961 19 18,852 0.9986%
1962 20 17,801 0.9696%
1963 20 17,590 0.9799%
1964 16 17,288 0.9822%
1965 16 16,322 0.9981%
1966 16 15,884 1.0173%
1967 13 16,115 1.0619%
1968 17 14,889 0.9916%
1969 16 15,296 0.9929%
1970 18 15,119 0.95%
1971 19 13,603 0.9052%
1972 15 12,187 0.8948%
1973 13 12,358 0.9532%
1974 12 12,259 0.9432%
1975 15 12,474 0.9707%
1976 16 13,548 1.0512%
1977 13 16,426 1.2186%
1978 14 16,807 1.2501%
1979 11 18,077 1.282%
1980 9 19,529 1.3357%
1981 9 20,171 1.3722%
1982 8 20,511 1.3726%
1983 10 19,843 1.3447%
1984 10 20,364 1.3689%
1985 9 20,540 1.3533%
1986 10 19,069 1.2633%
1987 10 18,606 1.2193%
1988 10 20,036 1.2857%
1989 10 20,296 1.2577%
1990 9 20,744 1.2515%
1991 9 20,387 1.2508%
1992 9 19,033 1.1924%
1993 9 17,555 1.126%
1994 9 16,779 1.0933%
1995 10 16,185 1.0739%
1996 10 15,995 1.0683%
1997 9 15,419 1.0425%
1998 10 15,186 1.0146%
1999 10 15,341 1.0244%
2000 9 15,094 0.9881%
2001 9 14,784 0.9812%
2002 11 14,600 0.9743%
2003 9 14,102 0.9269%
2004 10 13,560 0.8897%
2005 11 12,729 0.8325%
2006 11 12,425 0.7935%
2007 10 13,050 0.8271%
2008 9 12,002 0.7765%
2009 11 11,029 0.7379%
2010 12 10,260 0.712%
2011 11 10,084 0.7078%
2012 10 9,703 0.6809%
2013 10 9,448 0.6636%
2014 14 9,557 0.656%
2015 13 9,724 0.6683%
2016 13 9,542 0.6618%
2017 13 8,915 0.6387%
2018 13 8,513 0.6196%
2019 14 7,844 0.5794%
2020 16 7,099 0.5577%
2021 14 6,769 0.5537%
2022 15 6,964 0.5279%

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Names Like Elizabeth

If you like Elizabeth, you’ll love these other names like Elizabeth.


What names are diminutives of Elizabeth?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Elizabeth sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Elizabeth, but shorter.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Bess

A diminutive form of Elizabeth, “to the Lord I consecrate thee.”

English

Bessie

House; God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Bessy

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Beth

House

Hebrew

Bethie

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Betsey

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Betsie

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Betsy

A diminutive form of Elizabeth.

Hebrew

Bett

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Betta

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Bette

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Betti

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Betty

A diminutive form of Elizabeth.

Hebrew

Bettye

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Bit

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Bizzy

Polynesian

Buffy

God is my oath

English

Elisa

God's promise

Hebrew

Elisah

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Elise

God is my oath

French

Eliza

God is my oath

English

Elize

God's promise; God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Elle

She

French

Elliza

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Ellyse

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Elsa

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Else

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Elsie

God is my oath

English

Leasa

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Leesa

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Leeza

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Leisa

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Lib

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Libbey

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Libbi

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Libbie

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Libby

A diminutive of Elizabeth, “to the Lord I consecrate thee.”

Hebrew

Lisa

A variant-diminutive of Elizabeth, “to the Lord I consecrate thee.”

Hebrew

Lisabeth

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Lisbet

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Lisbeth

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Lisbett

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Lissi

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Lissie

Rational; from the blessed isles; God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Lissy

From the blessed isles; God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Liz

God's promise

Hebrew

Liza

A diminutive form of Elizabeth.

Hebrew

Lizabeth

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Lizbet

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Lizbeth

English

Lizbett

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Lizeth

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Lizette

A variant spelling of Lizetta.

American

Lizveth

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Lizy

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Lizz

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Lizzi

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Lizzie

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Lizzy

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Lysa

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Lysbet

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Lysbeth

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Lysbette

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Lyse

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Lyssa

Noble, exalted; rational; from the blessed isles; God's promise; God is my oath; cheerful, lighthearted

Latin

Lyssi

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Lyssie

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Lyza

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Lyzbet

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Lyzbeth

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Lyzbette

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Tetty

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew


What names are variants of Elizabeth?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Elizabeth.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Alixyveth

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Babette

Among English-speaking peoples, a diminutive of Barbara (“the stranger”); in French, a diminutive of Elizabeth (“God is my oath”).

French

Belita

Little beauty

Spanish

Betina

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Bettina

A fanciful form of Elizabeth, “to the Lord I consecrate thee.”

Latin

Bettine

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Eilis

God's promise; God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Eilish

God's promise

Hebrew

Eleisa

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Eliesse

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Elisabet

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Elisabeth

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Elisabethe

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Elisabetta

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Elissa

From the blessed isles

Greek

Eliszabeth

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Elixyveth

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Elizabet

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Elizabett

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Elizabette

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Elizabiff

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Elizabith

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Elizebeth

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Ellissa

Noble, exalted; from the blessed isles; God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Ellspet

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Ellyssa

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Ellyza

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Elsabeth

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Elspet

God's promise; God is my oath

Scottish

Elspeth

An exotic variant of Elizabeth.

Scottish

Elyssa

From the blessed isles; God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Elyza

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Elyzza

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Elzabeth

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Elzbieta

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Esabeau

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Helsa

A variant form of Elsa.

Danish

Ilsa

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Ilse

God is my oath

German

Isabel

God is my oath

Spanish

Isabella

Devoted to God

Italian

Isabelle

God is my oath

French

Isobel

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Leizel

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Liese

God's promise; God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Liesel

God's promise; God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Lilibet

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Lilibeth

Combination of Lily and Elizabeth

English

Lisbetta

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Lisbette

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Lisel

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Lisette

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Lisl

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Lissa

Greek

Lissette

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Lyzette

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Ylisabet

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Ylisabette

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Ysabel

A Spanish form of Isabel.

French

Ysabella

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Yzabelle

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew


What names sound like Elizabeth?

If you like how Elizabeth sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Elizabeth.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Elaine

Sun ray, shining light

Greek

Eleanor

Of unknown meaning

English

Elena

Shining light

Greek

Elodie

Marsh flower

Greek


What names are similar to Elizabeth?

Find a name that’s like Elizabeth, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Anna

Gracious

Hebrew

Annaliese

Graced with God's bounty

Latin

Audrey

Noble strength

English

Claire

Clear and bright

French

Emily

To excel

Latin

Evelyn

Desired one

English

Katherine

Pure

Greek

Louise

Famous warrior

German

Susannah

Lily

Hebrew

Victoria

Victory

Latin


Lists With Elizabeth

Find inspiration in these baby girl name lists featuring the name Elizabeth.


Siblings of Elizabeth

Mamas with kids named Elizabeth also have kids with these names.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Grace

Gracious one

English

Eleanor

Of unknown meaning

English

Zella

Happy

Yiddish

Chapman

Peddler, trader

English

Theodore

God's gift

Greek

Noah

To rest

Hebrew

Aliya

Rising, ascending

Hebrew

Kylie

Boomerang

Aboriginal

Ryann

King

Irish

Ezra

Help

Hebrew

Isabella

Devoted to God

Italian

Brielle

God is my strength

French

Hallie

A variant spelling of Hally.

Scandinavian

Charlie

Free man

English

Josef

Jehovah increases

Hebrew

Taylor

Tailor; to cut

French

Reece

Enthusiasm

Welsh

Faith

Devotion

English

William

A willing protector

German

Marie

A French form of Mary.

French

Joy

Happiness

Latin

Jordyn

To descend

Hebrew

Jubilee

Ram's horn

Hebrew

David

Beloved

Hebrew

Robert

Bright fame

German

Zoe

Life

Greek

Austin

Great

English

Remington

Settlement by the stream

English

Aria

Vocal solo

English

Chloe

Green sprout

Greek

Zion

Israel

Hebrew

Elizabet

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Henry

Home ruler

English

Isaiah

God is salvation

Hebrew

Alaina

Little rock

French

Josephine

God will increase

Hebrew

Theone

God's name

Greek

Shelby

Willow grove

English

Pearl

Pearl

Latin

Bonnie

Fine, attractive, pretty

Scottish

Elise

God is my oath

French

Brody

Ditch

Scottish

Lee

Pasture or meadow

English

Jasper

Treasurer

English

Vernon

Alder grove

French

Ava

To live

Latin

Olivia

Olive tree

Latin

46 Comments

  1. I have just always loved the name!!

  2. Elizabeth is my first favorite girl’s name when I was at the wee little age of 3. It didn’t seem like the right name until this baby. She also goes by Elle. And Nickname of Dragon.
    Elizabeth to Lizzy (nope) to Lizard (nope) to Dragon ? Yup!!

  3. My husband always loved the name Elizabeth. Her mother’s name was Anne Elizabeth ” Annabeth ” and she passed away when my husband was only 3.
    He wanted to name his lovely future daughter Elizabeth.
    When I got pregnant, he suggested the name Elizabeth for our baby.
    Honestly I didn’t like it, it’s too old fashioned. But my husband always adores me, respects me and he’s so wisdom and he’s the true Gentleman.
    So we named our daughter Elizabeth Annelise Leah.
    Her nickname is of course Lilibet / Lilibeth 🙂

  4. Elizabeth Vivienne was named after my Maternal Grandmother (Elizabeth) and Vivienne is just a beautiful name I’ve always admired. I love how much of a variety she has for nicknames too. We call her EV, but the possibilities are endless!

    • name is eilzabeth

  5. It was my cousin’s middle name

    • This is dumb

    • elzabth grace

  6. I wanted a strong feminine name that had lots of options for nicknames. My work colleague and I nicknamed her Liza during my pregnancy because she kicked me constantly, she has a dancers spirit. ?

    • What a quinky dink! my mother was called elizabeth and she had a bit of a dancers spirit, as she always kicked me constantly. unfortuatley she passed 8th september this year and we went to her funeral on the19th september, she was a very popular women because she loved to dance, her hands eventually turned purple to all the moves she used to do, it wouldn’t surprise me if shes still dancing in her grave now.
      i aspire to be like Elizabeth and so should everyone else.

  7. We decided to name her after my sister who fought adrenocortical carcinoma the last 1 1/2 years, and she passed away 15 days before our little baby Lizzie was born.
    Middle name – Simieanne after my bff who is an amazing friend and who has helped me during the last 4 out of 5 births I’ve had! It’s her first and middle name put together as one, and carries the same meaning as Simeon.

  8. We feel that Elizabeth is a strong and classic name. We also like the fact that it can be shortened to many nicknames. We are going to call her Elizabeth and allow her to choose what she goes by when she is older.

  9. My husband heard the name given to him by the Lord. We didn’t know what gender we were having initially so we held that name and when she came out we immediately knew that was her name.

  10. She is beautiful

  11. We agreed on it! That alone is almost enough! 😉 We both thought this name was elegant, versatile and had an old-fashioned feel. We love all the nicknames that can come from it and incidentally her exact name: Elizabeth Rose ? is the name of my mother in laws favorite grandmother. ?

  12. Family name

  13. Elizabeth Faith 🙂

  14. We chose the name so it could be passed down in our family. I’ll be going by Elizabeth and our baby will go by a nickname such as Liz or Lizzie.

  15. My husband liked the name and I did too. She is named after several ancestors,
    Elizabeth Karen Barbara Lisa.

  16. Elizabeth is the middle name of my late sister who is 18 months older than me. Wanted to honor her without using her first name. We are thinking Elly for short.

  17. I named her after my grandmother who passed away in late 2019.

  18. I love this name! I want to name my first daughter Elizabeth, I like the nicknames Betty, Lili, Lizzie, Libby, or Ellie. She would be named after my paternal great-grandmother and grandmother, and my maternal aunt. It’s also my middle name. Her middle name would be MaryJeanne after my mother, Mary, and my maternal great-grandmother and grandmother.
    Barbara JEAN + Bobbie ANNE = JEANNE.
    Reply with your thoughts on the name please! I’d like feedback from stranger!
    I love it, but what do you think?
    -A

  19. We chose Elizabeth because we have both male and female infertility factors. We were told IVF was our only option a few weeks before we found out we were pregnant with her. She’s our miracle and we wanted something to reflect that and be a reminder. Elizabeth in the Bible was barren and God blessed her with a son, John the Baptist.

  20. It’s a family name, classic, and many different nicknames

  21. She’s named after a great grandmother. My husband likes classical names so it was perfect. There are several nickname options which can be overwhelming. As of right now, we just call her Elizabeth.

  22. She’s a sweet little girl, she smiles a lot ! We chose the name Elizabeth for my mother in law and mishell for my mother Elizabeth.

  23. We didn’t have a girl’s name pick out and we were a week away from finding out gender. I felt lead to look up “names that mean God’s promise ” and when I looked it up the only name that came up was Elizabeth. So it was settled.

  24. It was my Grandmother’s middle name 🙂 we have just always loved it and it is a family name 🙂 dislike would be that people think they can make up any nickname they want…

  25. I thought of Elizabeth because it’s not only my mothers middle name but it’s really beautiful and I wanted to give my daughter a name that isn’t very common anymore plus when you think of the name Elizabeth you think of a queen and that she is.???

  26. Elizabeth was my grandmother’s middle name

  27. It was my grandmothers middle name on my mom’s side.

  28. My husband really loved the name. We liked that there where several nicknames- Liz, Beth Ellie, Eliza
    We chose the middle name Grace because she’s our miracle baby

  29. The name was revealed to my husband in a dream even before we knew I was pregnant.

  30. I love the name

  31. We love the meaning (oath or promise of God) of Elizabeth. She was born at a time in my life when there was much uncertainty and the promises of God were an anchor to me. It was also the middle name of a precious aunt that I had lost. She goes by the nickname of ‘Elle’ now and it suits her playful personality well!

  32. I love the names Elizabeth

  33. My middle name is Elizabeth and its the only name my ex-husband and me could agree on lol

  34. Elizabeth is our daughters middle name. Named after my sister

  35. We liked traditional, biblical names. But wanted a nickname for when she was young. Elizabeth has no shortage of nicknames. Our Elizabeth is “Elsie“, which is an uncommon option, but is a family name and we loved the name Elsie too. Love the meaning of Elizabeth and also her namesake in the Bible. Great name! 😉

  36. Coming from a very abusive background I wanted to change the direction my family had taken.
    This name means “consecrated to God”, so I tried to submit the raising of her to a spiritual direction.

  37. This is my daughter’s middle name and we chose it because it’s the name of my husband’s grandmother who raised him. We liked using the name of someone so important to us who has passed away. If we had used it for a first name the only thing I might dislike is some of the possible nicknames (Beth, Betty, Liz, Lizzy) and would want to establish her nickname before someone started calling her one that I don’t like.

  38. Our oldest daughter is Elizabeth. She is named after her maternal grandmother. DD is 12 now and a very sweet and seems to care deeply for others needs. She is also bold when the situation calls for it. Her middle name is Jeanine.

  39. It was a family name. Traditional with a lot of options for nicknames although we haven’t been able to decide on one. She has many!!! Everyone wants it to be something different


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