Lisa
Girl name · Hebrew origin
Lisa meaning
Diminutive of Elisabeth, which means “my God is an oath”
Lisa at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #983 in 2024
Lisa popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1886 | #993 | 6 |
| 1910 | #1,634 | 9 |
| 1920 | #2,172 | 17 |
| 1930 | #1,347 | 32 |
| 1940 | #734 | 89 |
| 1950 | #220 | 1,175 |
| 1960 | #6 | 33,695 |
| 1965 | #1 | 60,269 |
| 1970 | #2 | 38,965 |
| 1980 | #16 | 15,666 |
| 1990 | #64 | 5,347 |
| 2000 | #294 | 1,088 |
| 2010 | #712 | 396 |
| 2020 | #1,030 | 243 |
| 2024 | #983 | 262 |
All 121 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1886 | #993 | 6 |
| 1896 | #1,583 | 5 |
| 1899 | #1,278 | 7 |
| 1904 | #1,251 | 9 |
| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 |
| 1907 | #1,639 | 7 |
| 1910 | #1,634 | 9 |
| 1911 | #1,656 | 9 |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 |
| 1913 | #1,465 | 16 |
| 1914 | #2,009 | 12 |
| 1915 | #2,143 | 14 |
| 1916 | #2,658 | 11 |
| 1917 | #2,428 | 13 |
| 1918 | #2,376 | 14 |
| 1919 | #2,384 | 14 |
| 1920 | #2,172 | 17 |
| 1921 | #2,195 | 17 |
| 1922 | #2,387 | 15 |
| 1923 | #2,366 | 15 |
| 1924 | #1,811 | 23 |
| 1925 | #2,617 | 13 |
| 1926 | #1,449 | 31 |
| 1927 | #2,433 | 14 |
| 1928 | #2,623 | 12 |
| 1929 | #1,704 | 22 |
| 1930 | #1,347 | 32 |
| 1931 | #1,394 | 28 |
| 1932 | #1,130 | 40 |
| 1933 | #1,658 | 21 |
| 1934 | #1,264 | 32 |
| 1935 | #1,307 | 31 |
| 1936 | #1,003 | 47 |
| 1937 | #950 | 53 |
| 1938 | #792 | 79 |
| 1939 | #775 | 77 |
| 1940 | #734 | 89 |
| 1941 | #741 | 92 |
| 1942 | #672 | 124 |
| 1943 | #592 | 162 |
| 1944 | #520 | 193 |
| 1945 | #451 | 250 |
| 1946 | #426 | 327 |
| 1947 | #388 | 423 |
| 1948 | #364 | 468 |
| 1949 | #318 | 596 |
| 1950 | #220 | 1,175 |
| 1951 | #177 | 1,698 |
| 1952 | #126 | 2,842 |
| 1953 | #111 | 3,602 |
| 1954 | #73 | 5,913 |
| 1955 | #48 | 8,539 |
| 1956 | #31 | 11,012 |
| 1957 | #26 | 15,140 |
| 1958 | #19 | 20,200 |
| 1959 | #10 | 25,702 |
| 1960 | #6 | 33,695 |
| 1961 | #2 | 42,719 |
| 1962 | #1 | 46,074 |
| 1963 | #1 | 56,040 |
| 1964 | #1 | 54,271 |
| 1965 | #1 | 60,269 |
| 1966 | #1 | 56,918 |
| 1967 | #1 | 52,436 |
| 1968 | #1 | 49,533 |
| 1969 | #1 | 45,028 |
| 1970 | #2 | 38,965 |
| 1971 | #3 | 32,910 |
| 1972 | #3 | 27,543 |
| 1973 | #5 | 22,673 |
| 1974 | #8 | 19,777 |
| 1975 | #8 | 18,139 |
| 1976 | #9 | 17,348 |
| 1977 | #12 | 17,013 |
| 1978 | #11 | 17,034 |
| 1979 | #13 | 17,285 |
| 1980 | #16 | 15,666 |
| 1981 | #18 | 14,295 |
| 1982 | #23 | 12,637 |
| 1983 | #27 | 11,471 |
| 1984 | #29 | 10,237 |
| 1985 | #36 | 9,015 |
| 1986 | #40 | 7,906 |
| 1987 | #40 | 7,549 |
| 1988 | #43 | 7,267 |
| 1989 | #55 | 6,574 |
| 1990 | #64 | 5,347 |
| 1991 | #83 | 4,395 |
| 1992 | #88 | 3,781 |
| 1993 | #100 | 3,223 |
| 1994 | #123 | 2,564 |
| 1995 | #144 | 2,236 |
| 1996 | #168 | 1,864 |
| 1997 | #194 | 1,546 |
| 1998 | #230 | 1,364 |
| 1999 | #282 | 1,113 |
| 2000 | #294 | 1,088 |
| 2001 | #336 | 908 |
| 2002 | #359 | 830 |
| 2003 | #372 | 811 |
| 2004 | #427 | 710 |
| 2005 | #493 | 619 |
| 2006 | #500 | 609 |
| 2007 | #571 | 525 |
| 2008 | #603 | 509 |
| 2009 | #693 | 420 |
| 2010 | #712 | 396 |
| 2011 | #702 | 396 |
| 2012 | #706 | 398 |
| 2013 | #769 | 354 |
| 2014 | #740 | 378 |
| 2015 | #754 | 374 |
| 2016 | #830 | 345 |
| 2017 | #882 | 309 |
| 2018 | #877 | 308 |
| 2019 | #955 | 276 |
| 2020 | #1,030 | 243 |
| 2021 | #1,023 | 248 |
| 2022 | #929 | 290 |
| 2023 | #849 | 315 |
| 2024 | #983 | 262 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Lisa” (revision 92960086), CC BY-SA 4.0; Wiktionary contributors, “Elisabeth” (revision 92090388), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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