Lizzeth
Feminine · “God is my oath”
Lizzeth is the Latin American Lizeth, a form of Elizabeth, written with a doubled z. It ends in a th that Spanish does not pronounce as English does, which gives it a crisp finish.
How old is the name Lizzeth?
Lizzeth first appears in US birth records in 1978 — 47 years ago. The typical Lizzeth alive today was born around 2002, making them about 23 years old. About 600 people named Lizzeth are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Lizzeth most popular?
Lizzeth peaked in 1999, reaching #4201 nationally. See the whole 1999 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Elisheva to Lizzeth
The story of Lizzeth
Spanish-speaking families in Mexico and Central America made a new form of Elizabeth, Lizeth, probably from the French Lisette, and gave it a final th that looks English. Spanish has no th sound of the English kind, so the letters are simply said as t: lee-SET. Lizzeth adds a second z, which neither Spanish nor the older forms have, and nothing records why.
Meaning
God is my oath, through Elizabeth
Lizeth is a Latin American form of Elizabeth, from Hebrew Elisheva, God is my oath, probably by way of the French Lisette. Lizzeth doubles the z.
How the name formed
- Elisheva
- Elizabeth
- Lisette
- Lizeth
- Lizzeth
Related forms: Lizeth · Lisette · Isabel
Pronouncing Lizzeth
lee-SET
In Spanish, stress on the second syllable, with the th said as t. English speakers may say LIZ-eth.
Nicknames for Lizzeth
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1978
- Most girls named
- 200629 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #4201reached in 1999
- Change vs 2020
- −25.0%6 in 2022, from 8
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Lizzeth in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Lizeth in Spanish — spelling variant
- Lisette in French — related form
- Isabel in Spanish — related form
Lizzeths among us
people named Lizzeth are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Lizzeth sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It has a clear meaning through a classic name.
- Liz and Lizzy are ready short forms.
- It works in Spanish and English.
- English speakers will say the th as in teeth.
- People will write Lizeth or Lisette.
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- How many Lizzeths are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Lizzeth are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Lizzeth in 2025?
- Lizzeth is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
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- Lizzeth will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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