Lizabeth

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Lizabeth Scott

American actress and singer (1921–2015)

Choose Lizabeth and your child shares a first name with Lizabeth Scott, an American actress and singer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Lizabeth, like who?” Lizabeth Scott's Wikipedia article is available in 36 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 114,943 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Lizabeth, 14 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Lizabeth would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryLizabeth first shows up in US birth records in 1907, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 118 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1958, when it ranked #717. Today it's #7,491, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowLizabeth was 2.7× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 43,290 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 114,943.
• 🚀TrendLizabeth has climbed 4,651 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #7,491. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 💬MeaningLizabeth is an English form of Elizabeth, which means “God is my oath”. Our records link it to American and English roots.

About the name Lizabeth

Lizabeth is a girl name of American and English origin meaning “God is my oath”. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, starting with L and ending in “-eth”. US birth records list Lizabeth for girls from 1907 to 2025, in 109 of those 119 years. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked #717 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #7,491, with 14 babies.

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