Elizabeth

Hebrew

"pledged to God"

Elizabeth Origin and Meaning

The name Elizabeth is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "pledged to God".

Elizabeth is one of the most popular girls' names of all time, the female equivalent of James or William. Yet Elizabeth has so much going for it—rich history, broad appeal, and timeless style—that no matter how many little girls are named Lizzie, Eliza, and Beth, you can still make Elizabeth your own.

Elizabeth is derived from the Hebrew name Elisheva, formed by the components ’el, meaning "God," and shava’, "oath." In the Bible, Elizabeth was the mother of John the Baptist, and two of England's most notable queens have been Elizabeth I and II. Another memorable bearer was Elizabeth Taylor—who hated to be called Liz.

Elizabeth nicknames on the table today include Libby, Bess, Tibby, and even the so-antiquated-it's-cool Betty. Also in play is the fashionable Eliza along with Lilibet, Queen Elizabeth's childhood nickname more recently used by Prince Harry and wife Meghan for their daughter, Lilibet Diana.

Author and publishing magnate Zibby Owens introduced her zippy Elizabeth nickname to the ever-lengthening list of variations.

There has been only one year since 1880 that Elizabeth slipped one place below the Top 25, and that was in 1945—when Betty was Number 11. Today, it holds fast as one of the most classic and usable girl names starting with E.

The Elisabeth spelling, found in several cultures, is represented by such notables as Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth Shue, Elisabeth Moss, and Elisabeth Hasselbeck. Elisabeth is nicknamed Bethsy in Buddenbrooks, Bep in The Diary of Anne Frank, and Betsy in Wolverine.

Elizabeth Rank in US Top 1000

# 15 in the US

Elizabeth Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 34 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Elizabeth

• 15 US 2023
• 34 Nameberry 2025
• 30 Canada 2023
• 21 Future 2035
• 68 England 2023
• 126 Scotland 2023
• 81 Ireland 2024
• 80 Australia 2023
• 81 New Zealand 2024
• 25 Mexico 2021
• 61 Chile 2021

20 Names Similar to Elizabeth

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Elizabeth.

• Anna
• Majella
• Julia
• Catherine
• Åse
• Caroline
• Aslaug
• Abigail
• Katherine
• Jamies
• Dawid
• José
• Emily
• Claire
• Victoria
• Madeline
• Laura
• Adreana
• Grace
• Sophie

Famous People Named Elizabeth

• Saint Elizabeth mother of John the Baptist
• Elizabeth I Queen of England
• Elizabeth II (born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) Queen of the United Kingdom
• Elizabeth Petrovna Empress of Russia
• Elizabeth Woodville Queen consort of Edward IV of England
• Elizabeth of York Queen consort of Henry VII of England
• Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes Lyon, the Queen Mother, Queen consort of King George VI of the U.K.; mother of Queen Elizabeth II
• Elizabeth of Austria Queen consort of Casimir IV of Poland
• Elizabeth of Austria Queen consort of Sigismund II Augustus of Poland
• Elizabeth of Bosnia Queen consort of Louis I of Hungary and Croatia
• Elizabeth Stuart the Winter Queen, Queen consort of Frederick V of Bohemia
• Elizabeth Alexeievna (born Louise of Baden) Empress consort of Alexander I of Russia
• Saint Elizabeth of Aragon Queen consort of Denis of Portugal
• Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton American educator and first U.S.,born saint
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton American suffragist
• Elizabeth "Betty" Parris accuser in the 1692 Salem witch trials
• Elizabeth Arden (born Florence Nightingale Graham) American cosmetics business founder
• Elizabeth Ann Warren US Senator from Massachusetts
• Elizabeth Kortright Monroe former First Lady of the U.S. as wife of President James Monroe
• Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Truman former First Lady of the U.S. as wife of President Harry Truman
• Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Ford former First Lady of the U.S. as wife of President Gerald Ford
• Elizabeth Cavendish Duchess of Devonshire, English novelist
• Elizabeth Caroline Princess of Great Britain; daughter of George II
• Elizabeth Princess of the U.K.; daughter of George III; Landgravine of Hesse,Homburg
• Elizabeth "Lizzy" Woolridge Grant birth name of singer Lana Del Rey
• Elizabeth Jane Hurley English actress
• Elizabeth Irene Banks American actress
• Elizabeth Barrett Browning English poet
• Elizabeth Bathory Hungarian countess and serial killer
• (Mary) Elizabeth Anania Edwards American attorney; wife of politician John Edwards
• Elizabeth Blackwell first woman physician in the U.S.
• Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell English novelist
• Elizabeth "Betsy" Griscom Ross sewer of the first American flag
• Elizabeth Egan "Liz" Gillies American actress
• Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton wife of American politician Alexander Hamilton
• Elizabeth Lee McGovern American actress
• Elizabeth "Bitsie" Tulloch American actress
• Elizabeth Victoria Montgomery American actress
• Elizabeth "Beth" Kocianski aka Beth Phoenix American pro wrestler
• Elizabeth Kimberly "Beth" Tweddle British gymnast
• Elizabeth Karageorgevich Princess of Yugoslavia
• Elizabeth Princess of Greece and Denmark; daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece
• Elizabeth Princess of Sweden (Elisabet Gustavsdotter Vasa), Duchess consort of Mecklenburg,Gadebusch
• Elizabeth Chase "Lizzie" Olsen American actress
• Elizabeth Clark "Liz" Phair American singer,songwriter
• Mary Elizabeth "Liz" Smith American gossip columnist
• Elizabeth Larrieu "Liz" Torres American actress
• Elizabeth Anne "Lizzy" Caplan American actress
• Elizabeth Ann Perkins American actress
• Elizabeth Mitchell (born Elizabeth Joanna Robertson) American actress
• Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor British,American actress
• Elizabeth Kostova American novelist
• (Susan) Elizabeth George English novelist
• Elizabeth "Lizzie" Ognibene American child model
• (Elizabeth) Melese Jow American actress
• Elizabeth Helen "Betsy" McCaughey American politician
• Elizabeth Margaret "Bessie" Braddock English politician
• Elizabeth "Liza" Koshy American YouTuber
• Hope Elizabeth "Liza" Soberano Filipino,American Actress
• Elizabeth of Poland Duchess of Pomerania
• Elizabeth Jean ''Busy'' Phillips American actress
• Elizabeth Mae "Lizzy" Hale American lead singer of band Halestorm
• Elizabeth Loaiza Junca Colombian model, beauty pageant winner and helicopter pilot
• Elizabeth Ostrander American model
• Elizabeth Debicki Australian actress
• Elizabeth Wurst American Instagram and YouTube personality
• Elizabeth Frances Henstridge English actress
• Elizabeth Ann Hanks (b. 1982) daughter of actor Tom Hanks
• Elizabeth Scarlett "Lizzy" Jagger(b. 1984) daughter of singer Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall
• Elizabeth Allen Dick (b. 2009) daughter of American actor Tim Allen

The name Elizabeth in Pop Culture

• Elizabeth "Lizzy" Bennet main character in Jane Austen's " Pride and Prejudice"
• Elizabeth "Betty" Cooper a character from the Archie Comics universe and on TV's "Riverdale"
• Elizabeth Lavenza character in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
• Elizabeth Johnson/The Countess in American Horror Story: Hotel
• Elizabeth main character and in video game BioShock Infinite
• Elizabeth Walton character on TV's "The Waltons"
• Elizabeth Webber character on "General Hospital"
• Elizabeth Miervaldis "Liz" Lemon main character on TV's "30 Rock"
• Elizabeth Colton character in "Station Eleven"
• Elizabeth "Liz" Forbes character on TV's "The Vampire Diaries"
• Elizabeth "Effy" Stonem main character on British TV's "Skins"
• Elizabeth "Lizzie" McGuire main character in Disney's "Lizzie McGuire"
• Elizabeth "Lizzie" Saltzman character on TV's "The Vampire Diaries", daughter of Alaric Saltzman
• Elizabeth "Liz" Adams character on TV's "Dallas"
• Elizabeth "Liz" Toomes character in Spider,Man: Homecoming and the Marvel Cinematic Universe
• Elizabeth "Betty" Ross character in Marvel Universe
• Elizabeth "Liz" Burton character on British soap "Hollyoaks"
• Elizabeth Jayne "Liz" McDonald character on British soap "Coronation Street"
• Dr. Elizabeth M. Shaw character in "Alien" series
• Elizabeth "Liz" Shaw companion on TV's "Doctor Who"
• Elizabeth "Lizbeth" Morgan a character in "The 5th Wave" book series by Rick Yancey
• Elizabeth Dunn character in "The Hole" and "After the Hole"
• Elizabeth character in the video game Final Fantasy XII
• Elizabeth "Bess" Marvin character in the Nancy Drew series
• Elizabeth Gertrude "Bessie" Bunter character in stories by Charles Hamilton
• Peyton Elizabeth Sawyer Character on "One Tree Hill"
• Elizabeth "Bess" McCord main character of TV's "Madam Secretary"
• Elizabeth Cole an American Girl doll whose story takes place during the American Revolution; Felicity Merriman's best friend
• Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock aka Psylocke Marvel comics character
• Elizabeth Swann main character in "The Pirates of the Caribbean" films
• Elizabeth Blair main character in film "Curly Top"
• Elizabeth Drosselmayer character in animated movie "Barbie in the Nutcracker"
• Elizabeth "Batty" Penderwick character in Jeanne Birdsill's "The Penderwicks"
• Elizabeth Thatcher character in TV series "When Calls the Heart"
• Elizabeth "Lisa Lisa" Joestar a main character in "Jojo's Bizarre Adventure"
• Elizabeth "Liz" Wilson character in the Garfield comic strip by Jim Davis , Veterinarian & Girlfriend
• Elizabeth Josephine 'Lizzie' Birdsworth character in Australian soap 'Prisoner Cell Block H'
• Elizabeth Halsey main character played by Cameron Diaz in the 2011 Film "Bad Teacher"
• Elizabeth Cutler character on the TV series "Star Trek: Enterprise"
• Elizabeth character in the 2019 film "Hustlers" played by Julia Stiles
• Elizabeth Thomas Brewer, character in book and TV series, "Baby,Sitters Club"
• Elizabeth Grace "Gracie" Schafer character in book series, "Baby,Sitters Club"
• Elizabeth "Bess" McCord main character of TV's "Madam Secretary"
• Elizabeth "Betty" Suarez main character of "Ugly Betty"
• Elizabeth "Beth" March character in Louisa May Alcott's Little Women
• Elizabeth "Bess" Laurence character in Louisa May Alcott's Little Men, and Jo's Boys
• Dr. Elizabeth Weir character in the TV show "Stargate: Atlantis"
• Elizabeth 'Betty' Draper Francis née Hofstadt character in TV Show 'Mad Men', played by January Jones.
• Elizabeth " Lizzie " Afton William Afton's daughter in Five Nights at Freddy