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How popular is the name Elisabeth?
Births per year, rank history and how many Elisabeths are alive today.
Elisabeth (female) is a rare spelling of the girls' name Elizabeth in England and Wales, ranked 1028th in 2025 and given to 33 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 1996, when 88 babies were given the name, the 380th most popular that year. It was almost as popular in 2011, with 78 babies given the name that year. Its fortunes dipped to rank 1449 in 2024 before climbing back to the 1028th place it holds today. Numbers have been falling in recent years. Common short forms of Elisabeth include Eliza, Libby and Beth.
Across all spellings of the name, the Elizabeth you are most likely to meet is around 72 years old. Half of all Elizabeths born in England and Wales are between 40 and 76, and there are at least 250,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 55% chance that at least one of them will be called Elizabeth.
How many babies are named Elisabeth each year?
Includes all spellings: Elisabeth, Elizabeth. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Elisabeth spelling rank?
Where does the Elizabeth spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Elisabeth most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Elizabeth, peaked in 1904, when around 13,000 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Elisabeth spelling itself peaked in 1996, with 88 babies.
How many people are called Elisabeth?
At least 250,000 people named Elisabeth in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Elisabeth?
Most living Elisabeths are between 40 and 76; the most common age is about 72.
Is Elisabeth becoming more or less popular?
Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.