How Many People Are Named Elisabeth?
people named Elisabeth are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 8,742 people in the US has this name
Based on 48,045 babies named Elisabeth in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
π Rare
Peak Year
1,093 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
German and Dutch form of ELIZABETH. It is also a variant English form, reflecting the spelling used in the Authorized Version of the New Testament.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Elisabeth in English. Counting Elisabeth and these spellings together, about 1,183,637 people alive in the US have the name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Elisabeth (99.9%) were girls.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Elisabeth alive today is about 36 years old, and 45% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 22 and 49 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Elisabeth first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2001, to 1,093 babies. In 2025, 282 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
π Rank History
Elisabeth has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #286, in 2001. In 2025 it ranked #925.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #925 |
| Best rank | #286 (2001) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #365 in the 1990s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Elisabeth alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Elisabeth were born in California than in any other state: about 4,823 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Elisabeth was given 2 times as often in Massachusetts, 1.6 times in Connecticut and 1.6 times in District of Columbia.
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