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Elysabeth
How to Pronounce Elysabeth
Pronounced ih-LIZ-uh-beth /ɪˈlɪz.ə.bəθ/Medium
Meaning: Elysabeth is an elaborate respelling of Elizabeth, from the Hebrew Elisheva, meaning my God is an oath or my God is abundance. The unusual y-spelling is a decorative touch on one of the most historic of all girls' names.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Elysabeth is a decorative variant of Elizabeth, from the Hebrew Elisheva, my God is an oath. The name Elizabeth has been beloved for centuries, and rare spellings like this one appear when families want the timeless name with a more elaborate, old-world look.
Elysabeth was always very rare in this form, given to only about twenty girls a year at its faint peak in the early two-thousands. A girl named Elysabeth then is in her twenties today.
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What does the name Elysabeth mean?
It is an ornate respelling of Elizabeth, from the Hebrew meaning my God is an oath.
How do you pronounce Elysabeth?
It is said ih-LIZ-uh-beth /ɪˈlɪz.ə.bəθ/, four syllables with the stress on the second.
Is Elysabeth a boy or girl name?
Elysabeth is used here as a girl's name.
How popular is Elysabeth?
It has always been very rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the early two-thousands.