How Many People Are Named Lisa?
people named Lisa are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 389 people in the US has this name
Based on 970,012 babies named Lisa in Social Security records from 1886 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐⭐ Common
Peak Year
60,448 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of ELIZABETH, ELISABETH, ELISABET or ELISABETTA. This is the name of the subject of one of the world's most famous paintings, the 'Mona Lisa', the portrait of Lisa del Giocondo by Leonardo da Vinci.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Lisa in English. Counting Lisa and these spellings together, about 880,168 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Lisa (99.7%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Lisa alive today is about 55 years old, and 60% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 50 and 62 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Lisa first appears in the records in 1886 and was given most often in 1965, to 60,448 babies. In 2025, 256 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1886 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Lisa was the #1 girls' name in the US in 1962 to 1969. It was in the top 10 for 18 years, 1959 to 1976. In 2025 it ranked #991.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #991 |
| Best rank | #1 (1962 to 1969) |
| Years at #1 | 8 |
| Years in the top 10 | 18 |
| Years in the top 100 | 40 (1954 to 1993) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Lisa alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lisa were born in California than in any other state: about 86,114 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Lisa was given 1.4 times as often in Rhode Island, 1.3 times in Connecticut and 1.3 times in Delaware.
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