How do you pronounce Elizabeth?

Elizabeth is pronounced ee-LIZ-uh-beth.

What is the origin of Elizabeth?

Elizabeth is of Hebrew origin, from Jewish culture.

Girl name Hebrew origin Christian tradition Top 50 in 2024

Elizabeth

ee-LIZ-uh-beth · 9 letters · 4 syllables

What it means

God is my oath

Language

Hebrew

Culture

Jewish

Religion

Christian

Style era

timeless

Themes

royal · biblical

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Popularity over time

2024 rank#17

2024 births6,878

Peak year1990

First appeared1880

Total US births1,681,878

Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames

LizBethElizaBetsyLibby

Alternate spellings

ElisabethElisabet

In other languages

Isabel (Spanish)Élisabeth (French)Elisabetta (Italian)

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Notable people named Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth II

Elizabeth Taylor

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