Lisa
Girl nameLisa has been given to 970,012 babies in the U.S. since 1886. It peaked in 1965 and currently ranks #991 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈliːsə/
Diminutive of Elisabeth in several European languages. The computer is named after Lisa Brennan-Jobs, officially explained as an acronym for “Locally Integrated Software Architecture”.
Origin: Hebrew
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
970,012
Peak year
1965 (60,448 babies)
Rank in 2025
#991 for girls
First recorded
1886
10-year trend
▼ -32%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Lisa
Lisa Gerrard
Australian musician, singer and composer
Lisa Kudrow
American actress (born 1963)
Lisa
Thai rapper, singer, model, dancer and actress (born 1997)
Lisa del Giocondo
Subject of the Mona Lisa
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Lisa.
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