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My God is an oath.
The exact etymology varies Eliza, which explicitly shortens Elizabeth. Elizabeth supplies the traditional Hebrew oath gloss; the spelling is not confused with Elijah. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Eliza&oldid=93847834 https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Elizabeth&oldid=94539074.
Eliza/Elizabeth name spelling of Hebrew ancestry.
The exact etymology varies Eliza, which explicitly shortens Elizabeth. Elizabeth supplies the traditional Hebrew oath gloss; the spelling is not confused with Elijah. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Eliza&oldid=93847834 https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Elizabeth&oldid=94539074.
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Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2022 | Girls | 5 | 3228 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2025 | Girls | 9 | 2788 | Published ranks differ from ranks calculated over visible rows. Counts retained; automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 2025 | Girls | 41 | 3645 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
| United States | 2024 | Boys | 5 | 12349 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
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The exact etymology varies Eliza, which explicitly shortens Elizabeth. Elizabeth supplies the traditional Hebrew oath gloss; the spelling is not confused with Elijah. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Eliza&oldid=93847834 https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Elizabeth&oldid=94539074. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adaptation: language scope and exact-name evidence condensed by Rare Baby Names; no audio or images reused. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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The exact etymology varies Eliza, which explicitly shortens Elizabeth. Elizabeth supplies the traditional Hebrew oath gloss; the spelling is not confused with Elijah. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Eliza&oldid=93847834 https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Elizabeth&oldid=94539074. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adaptation: language scope and exact-name evidence condensed by Rare Baby Names; no audio or images reused. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
