Elizabeth
Elizabeth is a girls' name of Hebrew origin meaning “my God is an oath.” It ranked #13 in the United States in 2025. From the Hebrew Elisheba meaning my God is an oath.
how do you pronounce Elizabeth?
eh-LIZ-ah-beth
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what does Elizabeth mean?
The name Elizabeth means “my God is an oath.” It comes from the Hebrew language tradition.
From the Hebrew Elisheba meaning my God is an oath. Borne by two English queens including Elizabeth I and Elizabeth II, and countless saints, it is one of the most historically significant names in the Western world.
where does the name Elizabeth come from?
From the Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elisheva), joining El, meaning God, with sheva, connected to both oath and the number seven. It reads as my God is an oath, though the overlap between swearing and sevening in Hebrew makes the second element genuinely ambiguous.
the history of Elizabeth
Elisheva is the wife of Aaron in Exodus, and Elizabeth is the mother of John the Baptist in Luke, so the name spans both testaments. Elizabeth I gave her name to an age and a style; Elizabeth II reigned for seventy years. Its unusual richness of short forms — Bess, Betty, Eliza, Libby, Lisa, Beth — has let it stay in use continuously for five centuries without ever sounding fixed to one era.
how popular is this name?
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2024 | #13 |
| 2023 | #13 |
| 2022 | #14 |
| 2021 | #14 |
| 2020 | #14 |
Source: SSA National Baby Names Dataset
what are the nicknames and variants of Elizabeth?
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Variants around the world
who are famous people named Elizabeth?
- Queen Elizabeth II
- Elizabeth Taylor
- Elizabeth Warren
what names are similar to Elizabeth?
what names go well with Elizabeth?
Sibling names that share Elizabeth's rhythm and register without echoing it too closely.
Last reviewed April 30, 2026 · Curated by HushName editorial
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