Elizabeth
Pronounced IH0 L IH1 Z AH0 B AH0 TH (ARPABET)
- 4 syllables
- Peaked 1990
- 145 years in use
- Biblical
- 1 spelling
How popular is Elizabeth?
Elizabeth is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 1,735,672 children — the 3rd most common girls' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 28% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1990, when 21,514 children were given it.
Elisabeth is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Elizabeth and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Elisabeth
Characteristics
- Biblical (Person)
- Alliterative
- 4 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- IH0 L IH1 Z AH0 B AH0 TH · IH0 L IH1 Z AH0 B IH0 TH
- Stress pattern:
- 0100 · 0100
- Syllables:
- 4
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Elizabeth
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Elizabeth
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Elizabeth?
- Elizabeth ranks 3rd among girls' names in US records, with 1,735,672 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 83,246.
- Is Elizabeth a unisex name?
- No. Elizabeth is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Elizabeth most popular?
- 1990, when 21,514 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Elizabeth spelled?
- Elisabeth. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.