UK girl's name
Elizaveta
Divine promise; vowed to God; pledged to the Lord.
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2023. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Elizaveta is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Elizaveta popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2023 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5687, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2014, with 17 births.
This profile covers 148 England and Wales registrations across 22 recorded years from 1997 to 2023. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 18% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 147 living people in the UK are called Elizaveta. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2024 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Elizaveta ranked #5687 for girls in England and Wales in 2023, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2014, when 17 girls were registered as Elizaveta.
- • About 147 living people in the UK are estimated to have Elizaveta as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5687
2023
Births in 2023
3
Latest year
Peak year
2014
17 births
Estimated living
147
2026
Meaning
What does Elizaveta mean?
Elizaveta is a Russian feminine given name derived from the Hebrew name Elisheva, meaning "God is my oath" or "consecrated to God". It is the Russian form of the name Elizabeth, which has its roots in the biblical figure Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist.
The name Elizaveta first appeared in Russia in the 10th century, when the Russian Orthodox Church adopted the Julian calendar and began using Christian names. It became particularly popular among the Russian nobility and royalty, with several princesses and empresses bearing the name throughout history.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Elizaveta is found in the Primary Chronicle, a 12th-century historical text that chronicles the founding of the Kievan Rus'. The chronicle mentions a Princess Elizaveta, the daughter of Prince Svyatoslav I of Kiev, who lived in the late 10th century.
In the 16th century, the name gained prominence with the reign of Elizaveta Petrovna, the daughter of Peter the Great and the Empress of Russia from 1741 to 1762. Her reign is known as the "Russian Enlightenment" due to her efforts to modernize and westernize the country.
Another notable bearer of the name was Grand Duchess Elizaveta Fyodorovna, a German princess who married into the Russian imperial family and became renowned for her charitable works and eventual martyrdom during the Russian Revolution. She was born in 1864 and canonized as a saint in the Russian Orthodox Church in 1992.
In the world of literature, the name Elizaveta is associated with the character Elizaveta Prokofieva from Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel "Crime and Punishment," published in 1866. Her character serves as a symbol of purity and innocence in the novel.
Other famous individuals named Elizaveta include Elizaveta Bykova (1913-1989), a Soviet aviator and World War II fighter pilot; Elizaveta Chernysheva (1737-1805), a Russian noble and closest friend of Catherine the Great; and Elizaveta Durnovo (1834-1881), a Russian philanthropist and founder of the first higher education institution for women in Russia.
Sourced from namecensus.com.
Popularity
Elizaveta over time
The chart below shows babies named Elizaveta registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1997 to 2023. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Elizaveta, the clearest high point is 2014. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2023, compared with 17 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Elizaveta by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Elizaveta was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4875 | 15 | 4 |
| 2010s | #3052 | 85 | 10 |
| 2000s | #3114 | 44 | 7 |
| 1990s | #3174 | 4 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Elizaveta
- Emily 121,621
- Ella 69,101
- Ellie 63,522
- Evie 52,944
- Emma 50,755
- Eleanor 40,576
- Elizabeth 39,225
- Erin 34,816
- Eva 29,738
- Evelyn 26,911
- Elsie 23,671
- Emilia 22,167
FAQ
Elizaveta: questions and answers
How popular is the name Elizaveta in the UK right now?
In 2023, Elizaveta was ranked #5687 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Elizaveta most popular?
The peak year on record was 2014, with 17 babies registered as Elizaveta in England and Wales.
What is the meaning and origin of Elizaveta?
Divine promise; vowed to God; pledged to the Lord.
How many people are called Elizaveta in the UK?
A total of 148 babies have been registered as Elizaveta across the 22 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.