Lisandra
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning defender of men; a form of Lysandra.
Babies a year
15
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Lisandra by the numbers
Lisandra was given to 15 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 88 babies in 2010, so it is a 2010s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lisandra. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lissandradefender of men; a form of Cassandra12 in the US (2017)
- Lysandraliberator; from lysis (loosening) and andros (man)3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lizandradefender of men; a form of Alexandra5 in the US (2017)
- Liandra7 in the US (2017)
- Leandralion-woman or lioness14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lisanna6 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a protector
Like Lisandra, each of these has a protector in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Parkerkeeper of the park; park ranger5,833 in the US (2017)
- Alexadefender of men; form of Alexandra3,888 in the US (2017)
- Alexisdefender, helper2,847 in the US (2017)
- Alexdefender, helper; short form of Alexander or Alexis2,766 in the US (2017)
- Alexandradefender of mankind2,592 in the US (2017)
- Alexandriadefender of mankind; a form of Alexander1,238 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Lisandra
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