Fun Facts About the Name Ibeth
- 414 babies named Ibeth: U.S. records list 414 babies given the name Ibeth from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Ibeth Mean?
Ibeth is a feminine name generally treated as a variant of Elizabeth, a name of Hebrew origin. Elizabeth comes from the Hebrew Elisheva (אֱלִישֶׁבַע), formed from ʾel, "God," and a second element traditionally understood as "oath"; the customary meaning is "God is my oath." Some explanations give "God is abundance" instead, reflecting a different understanding of that Hebrew element. The Spanish-language form Ibeth is not the usual Spanish descendant of Elizabeth, which is Isabel; it keeps the -beth ending associated with the international form Elizabeth.
Ibeth Name History & Origins
Ibeth is used in Spanish-speaking countries. It is not the inherited Spanish form of Elizabeth - that name became Isabel in Spanish - but is generally treated as a variant shaped by the -beth ending of Elizabeth. The parent name appears in the Hebrew Bible, where Elisheva is the wife of Aaron, and in the Gospel of Luke, where Elisabet is the mother of John the Baptist. The Greek and Latin forms Elisabet and Elisabeth lie behind the English Elizabeth.
The exact route by which the form Ibeth arose is not documented. It is best understood alongside other short or altered forms of Elizabeth, such as Beth and Ibette, rather than as an independent traditional name.
How Popular is the Name Ibeth?
Ibeth has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2001. Its best rank was #3,815 in 2001.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,848 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #14,080 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #14,091 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #16,451 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #17,469 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #17,531 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #9,303 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #9,964 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #8,421 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #7,163 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2008 | #11,094 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #8,700 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #6,968 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2005 | #9,096 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #6,064 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2003 | #6,995 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2002 | #6,824 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2001 | #3,815 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2000 | #4,452 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1999 | #7,406 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #6,844 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #7,974 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #12,395 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #7,709 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #5,543 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1993 | #6,071 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1992 | #8,304 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #7,596 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1990 | #8,741 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #7,639 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #7,942 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #10,325 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #9,981 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #9,740 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #11,011 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Ibeth Shapes Your Personality and Life?
Your tendency is to finish whatever you start. You like to use the pen or the needle (writing, fashion design etc). You are loving, compassionate, intuitive and humanitarian. Runs of luck, either good or bad, follow you. You are sympathetic, but at times might be touchy and oversensitive. You may have a gift for writing. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.
Position and social status is very important for you and you are always looking for way to improve your position in society. You have power and ability to chose your own destiny and achieve anything you want in life. You can expand in any direction according to your will and the set of values. You have passion for justice and belong to the position of authority. You have an inherent courage and endurance to accomplish "The Impossible Dream". With the power comes responsibility. You hold keys to the material world, but with this gift comes high spiritual responsibility to be fair and true to others. You are philosophical and mature, determined and intense with a desire to endure, often religious.
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