Lisbeth
German and Scandinavian contraction of Elisabeth, which renders Hebrew Elisheva, my God is an oath. The same shortening of the name gives Lise and Betty.
Lisbeth in 2025
Lisbeth was given to 24 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 9,248th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 138,139 babies born.
The history of Lisbeth
Lisbeth reached its highest point in 2002, when 409 babies were given the name, ranking 1,159th that year.
Across the 115 years of records since 1911, 5,934 babies have been named Lisbeth. Half of them were born before 1997, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Lisbeth by decade
| Decade | Babies named Lisbeth | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 41 | 3,262 |
| 1920s | 71 | 5,300 |
| 1930s | 107 | 3,585 |
| 1940s | 332 | 1,955 |
| 1950s | 598 | 1,861 |
| 1960s | 441 | 2,382 |
| 1970s | 296 | 3,032 |
| 1980s | 414 | 3,177 |
| 1990s | 962 | 2,119 |
| 2000s | 1,869 | 1,159 |
| 2010s | 587 | 3,963 |
| 2020s | 216 | 5,783 |
Where Lisbeth is heading
Lisbeth has fallen 51% over the past decade, from 49 babies in 2015 to 24 in 2025.
Names like Lisbeth
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Lisbeth.