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Elizabeth

Girl

Meaning of Elizabeth: Hebrew: 'pledged to God'

Elizabeth is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 9 letters and 4 syllables, and it is a timeless pick that has stayed popular for over a century — 17th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 62nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#17

6,765 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#62

706 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,693,973

First recorded 1880 · peak 1990

Trend

stable

Style: classic

Popularity over time

1981: 20,258 babies1982: 20,594 babies1983: 19,944 babies1984: 20,454 babies1985: 20,650 babies1986: 19,170 babies1987: 18,713 babies1988: 20,144 babies1989: 20,438 babies1990: 20,841 babies19901991: 20,461 babies1992: 19,087 babies1993: 17,614 babies1994: 16,830 babies1995: 16,236 babies1996: 16,029 babies1997: 15,460 babies1998: 15,216 babies1999: 15,372 babies2000: 15,139 babies20002001: 14,804 babies2002: 14,642 babies2003: 14,154 babies2004: 13,640 babies2005: 12,767 babies2006: 12,457 babies2007: 13,089 babies2008: 12,040 babies2009: 11,070 babies2010: 10,291 babies20102011: 10,128 babies2012: 9,738 babies2013: 9,488 babies2014: 9,606 babies2015: 9,777 babies2016: 9,619 babies2017: 9,013 babies2018: 8,600 babies2019: 7,934 babies2020: 7,308 babies20202021: 7,270 babies2022: 7,020 babies2023: 6,624 babies2024: 6,929 babies2025: 6,765 babies
US babies named Elizabeth per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 20,841.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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