Lisbet
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LIZ-bet
- Origin
- Hebrew
Lisbet is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is an oath”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Lisbet mean?
Hebrew: Scandinavian short form of Elisabet, from Elizabeth
“my God is an oath”
Short form of Elisabet, the Scandinavian form of Elizabeth, which comes from the Hebrew Elisheva.
Is Lisbet a girl's or a boy's name?
Lisbet is a girls' name.
How popular is Lisbet in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 132 girls. It first appears in the records in 1958.
Half of all the girls named Lisbet in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lisbet in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 15 | #7,877 |
| 2009 | 31 | #4,676 |
| 2008 | 27 | #5,277 |
| 2007 | 24 | #5,706 |
| 2006 | 29 | #4,810 |
| 2005 | 40 | #3,642 |
| 2004 | 49 | #3,123 |
| 2003 | 103 | #1,812 |
| 2002 | 132 | #1,443 |
| 2001 | 44 | #3,138 |
| 2000 | 44 | #3,117 |
| 1999 | 45 | #2,932 |
| 1998 | 21 | #4,951 |
| 1997 | 21 | #4,815 |
| 1996 | 22 | #4,578 |
| 1995 | 25 | #4,094 |
| 1994 | 31 | #3,531 |
| 1993 | 25 | #4,095 |
| 1992 | 27 | #3,860 |
| 1991 | 33 | #3,295 |
| 1990 | 19 | #4,863 |
| 1989 | 13 | #6,154 |
| 1988 | 14 | #5,593 |
| 1987 | 10 | #6,783 |
| 1986 | 8 | #7,745 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,808 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 6 | #7,433 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #6,102 |
Names like Lisbet
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hannah, Leah, Jordan, Jordyn, Sarah, Lizbeth, Mia, Rachel, Samantha, Abigail, Abby, Gianna
Names related to Lisbet
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lisbet: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lisbet, updated 20 October 2026.