Fun Facts About the Name Lizet
- More than 2 thousand babies named Lizet: U.S. records list 2,528 babies given the name Lizet from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Lizet Mean?
Lizet is a variant of the French name Lisette, a pet form of Lise, which is a short form of Élisabeth (Elizabeth). The line goes back to the Hebrew name אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elisheva), usually explained as "God is my oath," from אֵל (el, "God") and שֶׁבַע (sheva, "oath"). A second reading takes the second element as "seven" or "abundance," giving the sense "God is abundance" or "God of plenty." The French ending -ette is a diminutive suffix, so Lisette literally means something like "little Lise." The Dutch and Afrikaans spelling Lizet trims this to a single -et ending.
Lizet Name History & Origins
Élisabeth came into French from Latin Elisabeth, which came from Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisabet), itself from the Hebrew Elisheva. In French, Lise developed as a familiar short form of Élisabeth, and Lisette grew out of it as a diminutive, used both as an independent given name and as an affectionate nickname. From French usage, shorter forms such as Liset and Lizet passed into Dutch and Flemish, and Dutch settlers carried them to southern Africa, where they are found in Afrikaans. The name is also used in Switzerland and Germany in similar spellings.
Because the -et ending and the z spelling fit Dutch and Afrikaans conventions, Lizet is best understood as a form shaped within those languages rather than as a purely French creation. The biblical Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist, gave the parent name its strong religious association, but that association belongs to Elizabeth and Élisabeth rather than to Lizet as a distinct modern form.
How Popular is the Name Lizet?
Lizet 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 1999. Its best rank was #1,179 in 1999.
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 | #14,221 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #12,900 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #13,025 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #16,697 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #10,770 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #11,984 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #12,054 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #9,686 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #8,681 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #8,264 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #9,903 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #6,154 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2012 | #4,561 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2011 | #3,764 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 2010 | #3,600 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 2009 | #2,607 | 71 | 0.0039% |
| 2008 | #3,145 | 54 | 0.0029% |
| 2007 | #2,282 | 85 | 0.0044% |
| 2006 | #2,298 | 83 | 0.0044% |
| 2005 | #1,870 | 104 | 0.0056% |
| 2004 | #1,677 | 116 | 0.0063% |
| 2003 | #2,026 | 89 | 0.0049% |
| 2002 | #2,241 | 74 | 0.0041% |
| 2001 | #2,180 | 75 | 0.0042% |
| 2000 | #1,612 | 110 | 0.0061% |
| 1999 | #1,179 | 165 | 0.0093% |
| 1998 | #2,177 | 66 | 0.0037% |
| 1997 | #2,413 | 55 | 0.0032% |
| 1996 | #2,540 | 50 | 0.0029% |
| 1995 | #2,113 | 64 | 0.0036% |
| 1994 | #1,682 | 89 | 0.0050% |
| 1993 | #2,058 | 67 | 0.0037% |
| 1992 | #1,938 | 72 | 0.0039% |
| 1991 | #1,697 | 87 | 0.0046% |
| 1990 | #1,652 | 90 | 0.0047% |
| 1989 | #1,779 | 76 | 0.0041% |
| 1988 | #2,202 | 52 | 0.0029% |
| 1987 | #2,596 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 1986 | #1,510 | 82 | 0.0048% |
| 1985 | #2,301 | 44 | 0.0026% |
| 1984 | #2,131 | 47 | 0.0028% |
| 1983 | #2,497 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 1982 | #2,621 | 36 | 0.0021% |
| 1981 | #2,471 | 39 | 0.0023% |
| 1980 | #2,326 | 42 | 0.0025% |
| 1979 | #3,614 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 1978 | #3,338 | 23 | 0.0015% |
| 1977 | #3,555 | 21 | 0.0014% |
| 1976 | #6,357 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1975 | #3,703 | 18 | 0.0012% |
| 1974 | #9,565 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1972 | #6,293 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1971 | #6,350 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1968 | #7,659 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #6,463 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1966 | #6,226 | 6 | 0.0004% |
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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