Lisbet
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, a less common spelling of Lisbeth.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Lisbet (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 3,044 |
| 2000 | 3,033 |
| 2001 | 3,012 |
| 2002 | 2,991 |
| 2003 | 2,981 |
| 2004 | 2,954 |
| 2005 | 2,928 |
| 2006 | 2,894 |
| 2007 | 2,864 |
| 2008 | 2,836 |
| 2009 | 2,804 |
| 2010 | 2,767 |
| 2011 | 2,751 |
| 2012 | 2,722 |
| 2013 | 2,687 |
| 2014 | 2,655 |
| 2015 | 2,619 |
| 2016 | 2,574 |
| 2017 | 2,524 |
| 2018 | 2,476 |
| 2019 | 2,432 |
| 2020 | 2,381 |
Lisbet in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Lisbet.Hi! My name is Lisbet.
- Lisbet har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Lisbet has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Vet du om Lisbet kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Lisbet is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Lisbets mamma är lärare.Lisbet's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Lisbets mamma is Lisbet's mum.
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Questions about Lisbet
How do you pronounce Lisbet in Swedish?
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What does the name Lisbet mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, a less common spelling of Lisbeth.
How popular is Lisbet in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Lisbet in 2022. In 2020, 2,381 people in Sweden had Lisbet as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.