Lizbet
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LIZ-bet
- Origin
- Hebrew
Lizbet 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 Lizbet mean?
Hebrew: short form of Elizabeth
“my God is an oath”
Short form of Elizabeth, which comes from the Hebrew Elisheva.
Is Lizbet a girl's or a boy's name?
Lizbet is a girls' name.
How popular is Lizbet 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 167 girls. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the girls named Lizbet in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lizbet in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 18 | #6,852 |
| 2010 | 23 | #5,769 |
| 2009 | 45 | #3,560 |
| 2008 | 30 | #4,880 |
| 2007 | 66 | #2,750 |
| 2006 | 53 | #3,135 |
| 2005 | 57 | #2,861 |
| 2004 | 71 | #2,393 |
| 2003 | 117 | #1,640 |
| 2002 | 167 | #1,208 |
| 2001 | 47 | #3,005 |
| 2000 | 42 | #3,212 |
| 1999 | 50 | #2,734 |
| 1998 | 31 | #3,727 |
| 1997 | 36 | #3,221 |
| 1996 | 40 | #2,961 |
| 1995 | 36 | #3,147 |
| 1994 | 22 | #4,516 |
| 1993 | 37 | #3,103 |
| 1992 | 40 | #2,915 |
| 1991 | 28 | #3,716 |
| 1990 | 24 | #4,115 |
| 1989 | 14 | #5,830 |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 9 | #7,130 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 9 | #6,788 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,384 |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
Names like Lizbet
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hannah, Jordan, Leah, Jordyn, Sarah, Lily, Mia, Gianna, Abigail, Mariah, Chloe, Samantha
Names related to Lizbet
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, “Lizbet: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lizbet, updated 20 October 2026.