Lisa

Meaning and origin of Lisa

Popularity of Lisa in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2001.
• Over recent years, Lisa has been falling (−9.1% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Lisa every 6.6 schools, all spellings combined.

Lisa in English-speaking countries

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  357^th girls’ name32 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,027

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  532^nd girls’ name66 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,341+1.9% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  531^st girls’ name10 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,199

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  724^th girls’ name153 babies in 3 years1 girl in 5,019+7.9% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  937^th girls’ name837 babies in 3 years1 girl in 5,773+0.9% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  783^rd girls’ name6 babies in 3 years1 girl in 6,617

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  842^nd girls’ name7 babies in 3 years1 girl in 7,769

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Liza105
• Lysa60
• Lyza10

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Lisa

• Lison
• Elsa
• Dina
• Ana
• Lia
• Maddy
• Hanna
• Elise
• Sara
• Ninon
• Lola
• Lya

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin