Elisabeth
- Pronunciation
- [E-li-sa-beth]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Consecrated To God
- Origin
- French
About the Name Elisabeth
Elisabeth is the Continental European spelling of Elizabeth, one of the most enduring names in the Western tradition. Both forms derive from the Hebrew Elisheba, meaning "my God is an oath" or, in an alternate reading, "my God is abundance" — a name borne in the Hebrew scriptures by the wife of Aaron, Moses's brother. The -s- spelling is the standard form in French, German, Dutch, and several other European languages, and it carries a distinctly literary and aristocratic flavor in English contexts, evoking the centuries-long procession of queens, saints, empresses, and literary heroines who have carried variations of the name from the age of the Hebrew Bible through the medieval court of England and beyond. In American usage, Elisabeth signals an intentional Continental elegance — a small typographic choice that places the name within a pan-European tradition rather than the specifically English-royal one associated with the double-z spelling.
Elisabeth appears in the US Social Security top-1000 from 2000, reaching its peak rank of #286 in 2001. It has proven among the most durable names in this batch, remaining continuously in the top-1000 through 2024: #977 in 2022, #994 in 2023, and #906 in 2024. Over its tracked run, approximately 12,425 babies received this spelling in top-1000 years. Recorded variants include Elisa, Elisabet, Elise, Els, Elsa, Elsbeth, Ilsa, Ilse, Lilli, Lisa, and Lise.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Elisabeth
US Popularity History (2000–2025)
Annual US births named Elisabeth by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2001 with 1,093 girls named Elisabeth (girl rank #286 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #925 for girls (282 US births). That's 639 places below its 2001 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Elisabeth Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Elisabeth the strongest states are Connecticut, Kentucky, Indiana.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | #539 | 26 |
| 2 | Kentucky | #604 | 34 |
| 3 | Indiana | #627 | 42 |
| 4 | Utah | #627 | 45 |
| 5 | Alabama | #658 | 58 |
| 6 | Virginia | #659 | 112 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | #662 | 36 |
| 8 | Washington | #680 | 81 |
| 9 | Tennessee | #682 | 51 |
| 10 | South Carolina | #684 | 37 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey | #984 | 41 |
| 2 | New York | #923 | 92 |
| 3 | Texas | #909 | 127 |
| 4 | California | #876 | 147 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | #875 | 15 |
| 6 | Florida | #873 | 144 |
| 7 | Michigan | #848 | 80 |
| 8 | Arizona | #842 | 37 |
| 9 | Georgia | #817 | 111 |
| 10 | Ohio | #792 | 74 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Elisabeth in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elisa | Consecrated To God Abbreviation Of Elisabeth. | Female | French |
| Elisabet | Devoted To God | Female | Hebrew |
| Elise | Consecrated To God Abbreviation Of Elisabeth. | Female | French |
| Els | Devoted To God | Female | Hebrew |
| Elsa | Truth | Female | Spanish |
| Elsbeth | Variant Of Elisabeth. | Female | Scottish |
| Ilsa | Abbreviation Of Elizabeth. | Female | German |
| Ilse | Noble | Female | German |
| Lilli | The Flower Lily Is A Symbol Of Innocence: Purity And Beauty. | Female | German |
| Lisa | Devoted To God | Female | German |
| Lise | Devoted To God | Female | German |
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Compare Elisabeth to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Elisabeth against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).
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