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Lisa

Girl

Meaning of Lisa: Hebrew: 'God is my oath'

Lisa is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 961st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 795th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#961

256 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#795

47 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

970,012

First recorded 1886 · peak 1965

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 14,359 babies1982: 12,681 babies1983: 11,521 babies1984: 10,284 babies1985: 9,045 babies1986: 7,938 babies1987: 7,575 babies1988: 7,305 babies1989: 6,603 babies1990: 5,361 babies19901991: 4,409 babies1992: 3,792 babies1993: 3,230 babies1994: 2,577 babies1995: 2,236 babies1996: 1,871 babies1997: 1,546 babies1998: 1,364 babies1999: 1,113 babies2000: 1,095 babies20002001: 908 babies2002: 830 babies2003: 811 babies2004: 710 babies2005: 619 babies2006: 609 babies2007: 525 babies2008: 510 babies2009: 420 babies2010: 396 babies20102011: 396 babies2012: 398 babies2013: 354 babies2014: 378 babies2015: 374 babies2016: 346 babies2017: 309 babies2018: 308 babies2019: 277 babies2020: 243 babies20202021: 248 babies2022: 290 babies2023: 317 babies2024: 264 babies2025: 256 babies
US babies named Lisa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 14,359.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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