Elisabeth

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Isabel in BR Brazil, AR Argentina, ES Spain and 8 more, Elizabeth in US United States, GB United Kingdom, AU Australia and 4 more, Елизавета in RU Russia, KZ Kazakhstan, TR Türkiye and 1 more and Isabelle in FR France.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 15 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Elisabeth is also recorded as 7 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Portuguese given name896K records spelled Elisabeth16 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Brazil, Argentina, Spain, United States

  Languages: Portuguese, Spanish

  Also written Elísabeth, Élisabeth, Ëlïsäbëth, Elisabéth, Elisäbëth

• Finnish given name118K records spelled Elisabeth3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Finland, Sweden, Estonia, United States

  Languages: Finnish, Estonian

  Also written Élisabeth

• a separate given name43K records spelled Elisabeth3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Sweden

  Also written Élisabeth, Elísabeth

• Indonesian given name23K records spelled Elisabeth4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, United States, Spain, Malaysia

  Also written 'Elisabeth, Elisabeth', Élisabeth

• French (Côte d’Ivoire) given name11K records spelled Elisabeth2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Côte d’Ivoire

  Also written Élisabeth

• a separate given name5.7K records spelled Elisabeth3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Norway, United States, Sweden, Spain

  Also written Élisabeth, Elisàbeth

• Hungarian given name1.8K records spelled Elisabeth2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Hungary, United States, Switzerland, Spain

  Also written Élisabeth

81 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Elisabeth is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In French, From Hebrew Elisheva, 'my God is an oath' or 'God is abundance'.

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In Hebrew, Hebrew 'God has sworn' or 'she who swears by God'

  as a name·Deutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung

• In Hebrew, from Hebrew ʾelīšévaʿ 'my God is an oath'

  as a name·Deutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung

• New Testament. See HEliza- ; beth in main dictionary.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• Biblical. See main dictionary at bElizabeth.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 146 years between 1880–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Elisabeth of Franceb. 1602FRQueen consort of Spain (1602-1644)
• Isabelle de Charrièreb. 1740CHnot in their usual nameDutch French-language writer and composer (1740-1805)
• Élisabeth de Franceb. 1764FRFrench Princess, Sister of King Louis XVI, Martyr and Servant of God
• Harriet Beecher Stoweb. 1811USnot in their usual nameAmerican abolitionist and author (1811–1896)
• Empress Elisabeth of Austriab. 1837DEEmpress of Austria and Queen of Hungary from 1854 to 1898 (1837–1898)
• Elisabeth Kübler-Rossb. 1926USSwiss-American psychiatrist and pioneer in near-death studies (1926-2004)
• Betty Williamsb. 1943GBnot in their usual nameNorthern Irish peace activist (1943–2020)
• Louise Glückb. 1943USnot in their usual nameU.S. poet and Nobel laureate (1943–2023)
• Élisabeth Borneb. 1961FRPrime Minister of France from 2022 to 2024
• Sarah Mullallyb. 1962GBnot in their usual name106th archbishop of Canterbury

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 1,669 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Elisabeth?

We estimate roughly 2.6 million people bear Elisabeth (counting its spellings and scripts) across 11 countries in our records.

In which country does Elisabeth have the most bearers?

Elisabeth is most frequently recorded in Argentina, where it is most often spelled isabel.

Where is Elisabeth most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Elisabeth is densest in Sweden — about 1 in 48 people — even though Argentina holds more of our records for it.

How common is Elisabeth compared with other names?

In Argentina, Elisabeth is the 36th most common given name of 517,176 given names recorded there.

Is Elisabeth a male or female name?

Elisabeth is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Elisabeth mean?

Recorded meaning: From Hebrew Elishéva; via biblical tradition, meaning ‘God is plénitude’.