Baby name meaning

Elizabeth

My God is an oath · Hebrew origin

Meaning & origin

Elizabeth is a female name of Hebrew origin, meaning “My God is an oath”.

How popular is Elizabeth?

In England & Wales, Elizabeth ranked #62 among girls' names in 2024, with 706 babies given the name — down from #37 in 2014. Its strongest year in the England & Wales series is 1996, when it reached #26.

In the United States, Elizabeth was the #16 girls' name in the 2020 data, after peaking at #3 in 1890.

The two territories disagree about Elizabeth: #16 in the US against #62 in England & Wales — a markedly more American choice.

Elizabeth — popularity rank over timePopularity rank of the girls' name Elizabeth over time, lower rank number = more popular. England and Wales annual rank 1996 to 2024. United States rank sampled one year per decade, 1950 to 2020.#1#10#10019501960197019801990200020102024US 1950: #24US 1960: #18US 1970: #18US 1980: #9US 1990: #9US 2000: #9US 2010: #12US 2020: #16England & Wales 2024: #62United StatesEngland & Wales
Elizabeth’s popularity rank over time — England & Wales annual rank (solid) and United States rank sampled once per decade (dashed), #1 at the top. Log scale: each gridline is 10× the rank above it.
Elizabeth in England & Wales: rank and births in sampled years, plus its peak year. Source: ONS ‘Baby names in England and Wales’.
YearE&W rankBirths
1996#262,225
2000#331,552
2005#421,435
2010#491,356
2015#391,338
2020#56866
2024#62706

Famous Elizabeths

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