I’ve recently developed a big crush on the name [name]Elizabeth[/name] which is surprising because I would typically consider it to be much too popular. Its not just the SSA popularity rank that concerns me; I have also known a large number of Elizabeths. But, I suddenly love it anyway. I’m not a big fan of [name]Elle[/name], [name]Ella[/name], [name]Lizzie[/name] or [name]Beth[/name], but there is something about the name in its entirety that appeals to me. I love that its classic, stately and feminine. Its sturdy yet beautiful. Its biblical, it has a rich history and a lovely meaning.
What other names can you suggest? I like the nameberry lists for “If you like X, you might love…”, so lets make one for [name]Elizabeth[/name]!
flowerchic- Thanks for the list! However many of those names share the same popularity problem with [name]Elizabeth[/name]. Thats the hard part about classic beautiful girls names. Everyone agrees that they’re wonderful so they’re so popular!
[name]Margaret[/name] is certainly comparable and is not at all popular anymore. [name]Margaret[/name] is as classic as it gets, with tons of royal and literary history and also has really cute nicknames, my favorite of which are [name]Maggie[/name], [name]Meg[/name], and [name]Maisie[/name].
I love [name]Elizabeth[/name] as well, in fact my soon to be born daughter will named [name]Elizabeth[/name]!
I really believe with a name as substantial and classy as [name]Elizabeth[/name] that overall popularity neednt be a concern. The name is timeless and classic. [name]Elizabeth[/name] will never be trendy or gaudy. I say go for it if you love it!
Here are some other lovely classics that you may like…
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Julianna[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Katherine[/name]/[name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Clarissa[/name]
[name]Christiana[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
Best of luck!
Have you considered using a variant of [name]Elizabeth[/name] instead? There are soooooo many of them. You could even change up the spelling to [name]Elisabeth[/name], and it’s not as popular anymore. I don’t even know of anyone under 30 let alone 20 let alone 5 who is named [name]Elizabeth[/name]. [name]Just[/name] because a name is popular on the SSA list doesn’t mean that it’s particularly popular in YOUR area or even your future daughter’s age group, you know?
Trendy names are what’s popular now, or really old fashioned ones. [name]Elizabeth[/name] doesn’t fall into either category.
Variants of [name]Elizabeth[/name] that you can use are:
[name]Elise[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Lilibeth[/name] is a combo of [name]Lily[/name] and [name]Elizabeth[/name].
[name]Elissa[/name]
[name]Elisabetta[/name]
Elisabete
[name]Elsa[/name]
[name]Elsie[/name]
[name]Isabelle[/name] is a name that is similar to [name]Elizabeth[/name]. You could change up the spelling to [name]Isobel[/name] and bam, it’s not on the top 100 of the SSA list anymore. [name]Isabel[/name], Izobel, [name]Isabele[/name] are other common spellings.
