Elisabeth

Meaning and origin of Elisabeth

Popularity of Elisabeth in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1953.
• Over recent years, Elisabeth has been stable (+2.4% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Elisabeth every 11 schools, all spellings combined.

Elisabeth in English-speaking countries

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  946^th girls’ name831 babies in 3 years1 girl in 5,815−1% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  783^rd girls’ name6 babies in 3 years1 girl in 6,617

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1,211^th girls’ name22 babies in 3 years1 girl in 7,023

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  1,153^rd girls’ name86 babies in 3 years1 girl in 8,928−6.6% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  986^th girls’ name6 babies in 3 years1 girl in 10,809

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Scotland, Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Elisabeth and Élisabeth are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Élisabeth170
• Elizabeth185
• Élizabeth10
• Elyzabeth5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Elisabeth

• Alizée
• Marguerite
• Aliénor
• Noëlya
• Rosalie
• Marianne
• Adélie
• Marilou
• Colette
• Madeline
• Oriane
• Isabelle