Elizabeth

Meaning and origin of Elizabeth

Popularity of Elizabeth in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1952.
• Over recent years, Elizabeth has been stable (+3.8% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Elizabeth every 11 schools, all spellings combined.

Elizabeth in English-speaking countries

Elizabeth ranks 16^th in United States, 31^st in British Columbia (Canada) and 36^th in Ontario (Canada), against 712^th in France.

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

  31^st girls’ name194 babies in 3 years1 girl in 205−5.6% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  16^th girls’ name20,300 babies in 3 years1 girl in 238−2.5% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  36^th girls’ name636 babies in 3 years1 girl in 243−5.6% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  77^th girls’ name151 babies in 3 years1 girl in 278−1.9% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  84^th girls’ name176 babies in 3 years1 girl in 368−1.1% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  68^th girls’ name1,996 babies in 3 years1 girl in 385−5.4% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  109^th girls’ name58 babies in 3 years1 girl in 388

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  124^th girls’ name111 babies in 3 years1 girl in 490−4.1% a year

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

Same sound, other spellings

• Élizabeth10
• Elisabeth475
• Élisabeth170
• 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 Elizabeth

• Eliyah
• Eliora
• Isabella
• Eliya
• Maïana
• Emmanuelle
• Mariana
• Elyssa
• Eliza
• Abigaël
• Abygaëlle
• Rosalya

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin