Lisbeth
About Lisbeth
Lisbeth is one of the many short forms of Elizabeth that are used on their own. Not only is it the name of the mother of the main character in George Eliot's novel Adam Bede, but it takes on a whole new, powerful image as the heroine of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo trilogy. Lizbeth is another spelling.
As of October 2026, Lisbeth ranked #5331 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #624 in 2002.
Editor's take: The name Lisbeth is a girl's name of German origin.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,959 | 58 | 32.5 |
| 2015 | #3,327 | 49 | 27.4 |
| 2016 | #2,999 | 56 | 31.6 |
| 2017 | #3,519 | 44 | 25.5 |
| 2018 | #4,414 | 32 | 18.8 |
| 2019 | #3,309 | 48 | 28.6 |
| 2020 | #3,471 | 44 | 27.2 |
| 2021 | #3,318 | 48 | 29.3 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | #4,017 | 37 | 23.1 |
| 2024 | #3,920 | 38 | 23.5 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Famous Lisbeths
- (Anna) Lisbeth Christina Palme
Swedish psychologist; wife of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme
- Lisbeth Constance "Libby" Trickett
Australian swimmer
- Lisbeth Cathrine Amalie Rose Böttger
Danish actress
- Lisbeth Zwerger
Austrian children's book illustrator
- Lisbeth Margareta Åkerman
Swedish TV journalist
- Asta Elisabet "Lisbeth" Bodin
Swedish singer
- Lisbeth Scott
American singer,songwriter
- Lisbeth Movin
Danish actress
- Lisbeth Korsmo
Norwegian Olympic speed skater
- Lisbeth Lynghøft
Danish film and theater director
- Lizbeth MacKay
American actress
- Lisbeth Grönfeldt Bergman
Swedish politician
- Lisbeth Zachrisson
Swedish dancer
Lisbeth in pop culture
- Lisbeth Salander
main character in the Millennium trilogy by Stieg Larsson
- Lisbeth "Bette" Fischer
main character in"Cousin Bette," novel by Honoré de Balzac and later film
- Lisbeth the beekeeper
character in the'Three Doors' trilogy.
- Lisbeth Hill
character on TV's "Big Shots"