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Alisa

Girl

Meaning of Alisa: Hebrew: 'great happiness'

Alisa is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1600th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 708th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1600

125 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#708

53 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

34,727

First recorded 1945 · peak 1970

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 570 babies1982: 512 babies1983: 508 babies1984: 510 babies1985: 492 babies1986: 487 babies1987: 490 babies1988: 489 babies1989: 538 babies1990: 533 babies19901991: 507 babies1992: 465 babies1993: 417 babies1994: 449 babies1995: 419 babies1996: 415 babies1997: 387 babies1998: 418 babies1999: 415 babies2000: 415 babies20002001: 384 babies2002: 404 babies2003: 374 babies2004: 382 babies2005: 356 babies2006: 300 babies2007: 321 babies2008: 320 babies2009: 285 babies2010: 278 babies20102011: 247 babies2012: 261 babies2013: 236 babies2014: 286 babies2015: 258 babies2016: 259 babies2017: 262 babies2018: 248 babies2019: 207 babies2020: 186 babies20202021: 190 babies2022: 171 babies2023: 163 babies2024: 153 babies2025: 125 babies
US babies named Alisa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 570.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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