How Many People Are Named Lisabeth?
An estimated 1,028 people in the United States have the first name Lisabeth. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Lisabeth peaked in popularity in 1958 with 61 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lisabeth as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lisabeth paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,028
About 1 in 333,419 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1958
61 births
Total Registered
1,264
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lisabeth
Lisabeth is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,264 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lisabeth as a female name
Ranked #14,898 in 2018
6 female births in 2018
Peak: 1958 (61 births)
Lisabeth: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lisabeth span from the 1930s to the 2010s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 385 babies were registered. Lisabeth has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lisabeth by Decade
How has Lisabeth tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lisabeth by State
Birth registrations for Lisabeth span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan. On average, about 20 Lisabeths were registered per state.
Lisabeth + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lisabeth as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lisabeth
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Lisabeth: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lisabeth?
We estimate approximately 1,028 people named Lisabeth are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 333,419 Americans share this first name.
Is Lisabeth a common name?
Lisabeth is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,264 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lisabeth most popular?
Lisabeth reached peak popularity in 1958, when 61 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lisabeth is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lisabeth a female name?
Lisabeth is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lisabeth Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lisabeth Smith, Lisabeth Johnson, Lisabeth Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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