Lisbeth
Lisbeth was the 5331st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 624th with 409 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,004 places. More babies were named Lisbeth in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Lizbeth) variant of Elizabeth · English, Spanish, Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #5,331 girls, down 1,855 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 24girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2002409 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,934babies recorded
What does the name Lisbeth mean?
Lisbeth is a spelling of Lizbeth, pronounced the same way, so it shares Lizbeth's meaning and origin.
Lizbeth (Lisbeth) is a short form of Elizabeth, combining Liz and Beth, two of its most familiar pet forms. Elizabeth comes through Greek from the Hebrew Elisheva, "my God is an oath", the name of Aaron's wife and of the mother of John the Baptist. Wiktionary lists Lizbeth as a variant of Elizabeth. In the US Lizbeth was most common in the 2000s.
אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Biblical Hebrew, “Elisheva, "my God is an oath"”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Elizabeth, Lisbeth, Liz, Beth, Lizeth.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Lizbeth', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Elizabeth', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wikipedia, 'Lisbeth', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Lisbeth popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,331 | 24 |
| 2020 | #3,476 | 44 |
| 2010 | #2,269 | 85 |
| 2000 | #1,278 | 152 |
| 1990 | #1,917 | 73 |
| 1980 | #2,514 | 38 |
| 1970 | #1,921 | 45 |
| 1960 | #1,463 | 57 |
| 1950 | #1,423 | 42 |
| 1940 | #1,935 | 18 |
| 1930 | #3,883 | 7 |
| 1920 | #4,699 | 6 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lisbeth, counting every spelling?
Lisbeth is a spelling of Lizbeth, a name family that ranked #1,132 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,331 for Lisbeth on its own. Together these spellings went to 195 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lizbeth | 171 | #1,305 | 1,024 |
| Lisbeth | 24 | #5,331 | 172 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Lisbeth?
24 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lisbeth (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lisbeth born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 347 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lisbeth.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lisbeth?
About 5,300 people born in the US named Lisbeth are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 21 and 47. That makes Lisbeth mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Lisbeth by state
How common Lisbeth was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lisbeth: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lisbeth, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lisbeth
What does Lisbeth mean?
Lisbeth is a spelling of Lizbeth, which means “variant of Elizabeth” (English, Spanish, Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Lisbeth?
Lisbeth was the 5331st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 624th with 409 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,004 places. More babies were named Lisbeth in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Lisbeth a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lisbeth in the US.
Where is Lisbeth most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lisbeth was most common in New York (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and California.