Elise vs Lisbeth
Elise and Lisbethcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Girls
In 2013, Elise was ranked #44 and Lisbeth #581 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2015, Elise was ranked #191 and Lisbeth #4736 among girls in England and Wales.
Elise and Lisbeth over time
Elise and Lisbeth appear together in 1 published list, across 61 years of shared records. Lisbeth held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Elise in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Lisbeth reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Elise in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1982, Elise moved ahead of Lisbeth in Norway · Girls — #134 and #114 the year before became #116 and #137.
- Longest-running competitions
Elise and Lisbeth were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 61 years, from 1945 to 2013, ending at #44 and #581.
List by list
Norway · Girls61 shared years, 1945–2013
Elise held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Lisbeth in 37.
Highest recorded here: Elise #23 in 2001, Lisbeth #37 in 1961.
The order changed in 1982: Elise moved ahead. In 1981 they stood at #134 and #114; by 1982 that had become #116 and #137.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Elise #44, Lisbeth #581.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Elise | Lisbeth |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A short form of Elizabeth, used across Germanic and Scandinavian languages. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Hebrew, via German/Scandinavian transmission | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /eˈliː.seh/ | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #63 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4736 (2015) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Elise has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via German/Scandinavian transmission); Lisbeth does not have one recorded yet.
- Elise has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Lisbeth.
- A meaning is recorded for Elise; Lisbeth doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Elise
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #223 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #23 among girls in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #63 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Lisbeth
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #71 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2013
Highest recorded position: #37 among girls in Norway, in 1961 (recorded 1945–2013).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2015
Most recently recorded at #4736 among girls in England and Wales, in 2015.
England and Wales · Girls