Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Elizabeth

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
Consecrated To God
God is my oath
English

Syllables

4

Themes

  • Arthurian Legend
  • Biblical
  • Literary

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Elizabeth

Famous People

Queen Elizabeth of England, Actress Elizabeth Taylor, Entertainer Liza Minelli, Cosmetics executive Elizabeth Arden, Actress Elizabeth Hurley

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Tim Allen, Daughter of Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, Daughter of Mick Jagger

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #847, 140 births); most recent 2025 (rank #12008, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1990 (rank #9, 20,742 births); most recent 2025 (rank #17, 6,760 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202556,760
202456,878
202386,600
2022–7,014
202157,261
2020–7,299
2019117,920
2018–8,595
201798,999
2016129,602

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #26, 2,225 births); most recent 2025 (rank #74, 624 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025624
2024706
2023666
2022795
2021862
2020866
2019933
20181,076
20171,174
20161,384

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 1952 (rank #231, 107 births); most recent 2023 (rank #613, 70 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202370
202280
202174
202060
201957
201843
201755
201658
201541
201438

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1965 (rank #6, 779 births); most recent 2025 (rank #78, 65 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202565
202463
202348
202278
202163
202075
201971
201865
2017105
201697

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1975 (rank #22, 352 births); most recent 2025 (rank #116, 38 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202538
202439
202334
202247
202140
202050
201957
201845
201757
201685

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #55, 44 births); most recent 2025 (rank #121, 17 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202517
202424
202317
202214
202120
202014
201916
201824
201721
201617

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1958 (rank #17, 203 births); most recent 2023 (rank #29, 68 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202368
202262
202164
202080
201991
201899
201796
201696
2015103
201468

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence