Lisa
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning God is my oath; short form of Elisabeth.
Babies a year
57
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#991
down from #985
UK popularity
#661
57 babies · up from #795
How Lisa has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #755 |
| 2016 | #834 |
| 2017 | #882 |
| 2018 | #882 |
| 2019 | #956 |
| 2022 | #933 |
| 2023 | #850 |
| 2024 | #985 |
| 2025 | #991 |
In 2025, 57 babies in England and Wales were named Lisa. In the US, 305 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 60,266 in 1965.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Lisa was most common in 1965, when it went to 3.30% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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