Lilibet or Lillibet is a feminine given name of English or Welsh origin. It is often a nickname for the given name Elizabeth. It was the childhood nickname of Queen Elizabeth II, who called herself Lilibet when she was a toddler because she had difficulty pronouncing her full name. Her great-granddaughter Princess Lilibet of Sussex was named in her honour. The name has also been spelled Lilybet in some sources.

Usage

Usage of the name increased in the United States following the birth of the Queen’s great-granddaughter in 2021. Fewer than five American girls were given the name in 2020 (but 13 received the variation "Lilibeth"). Twelve American girls, including Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor, were given the name in 2021. The name increased in usage again the following year, in 2022, when twenty-five newborn American girls received the name. Forty-one American girls were named Lilibet in 2023. Usage of the name has also increased in the United Kingdom. Fewer than three newborn girls were given the name in the United Kingdom in previous years, but the name was used for eight newborn girls in England and Wales in 2021 after the birth of Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor. No girls born in Scotland were given the name in 2021, but one girl was named Lilibet in Scotland in 2022 and two Scottish girls were given the name Lilibet in 2023. However, the name remains rare throughout the English-speaking world. The name is also used elsewhere. Two newborn girls were named Lilibet in Poland in 2022.

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