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Lizabeth

Pronounced L IH1 Z AH0 B EH0 TH (ARPABET)

  • 3 syllables
  • Peaked 1958
  • 118 years in use
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How popular is Lizabeth?

Lizabeth is a girls' name, and first appears in 1907. It has been given to 5,603 children — the 1,969th most common girls' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 148 births across the past decade, against a peak of 189 in a single year. That peak was in 1958.

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Characteristics

  • 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
L IH1 Z AH0 B EH0 TH
Stress pattern:
100
Syllables:
3

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Lizabeth

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Lizabeth

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Lizabeth?
Lizabeth ranks 1,969th among girls' names in US records, with 5,603 births since 1907. Over the past decade it accounts for 148.
Is Lizabeth a unisex name?
No. Lizabeth is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Lizabeth most popular?
1958, when 189 children were given the name. It has been in use for 118 years and is still recorded as of 2024.