Girls' name · peaked in 1965
Lisa name popularity since 1925
969,767 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Lisa. Half of them were born in 1967 or earlier, so the typical Lisa is about 59 years old in 2026. Lisa peaked in 1965 as the #1 name for girls, and it ranked #991 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 969,767
- Named Lisa, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #991
- for girls in 2025 (256 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% girls
- 966,984 girls · 2,783 boys
- Most popular in
- Rhode Island
- 1.59× its national share
Peak year is the year Lisa made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Lisa births per year, 1925–2025
1965 was the biggest year for Lisa both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1949 and 1954, Lisa became 8.7× more common, from 1 in 2,870 baby girls to 1 in 328.
- Steepest fall: Between 1989 and 1994, its share of baby girls fell by 60%, from 1 in 280 to 1 in 696.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Lisa's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Lisa.
Decade by decade
Babies named Lisa in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 92 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 440 | 0 | #1,323 |
| 1940s | 2,724 | 0 | #451 |
| 1950s | 95,824 | 188 | #48 |
| 1960s | 496,987 | 1,292 | #1 |
| 1970s | 228,690 | 804 | #8 |
| 1980s | 102,610 | 426 | #36 |
| 1990s | 27,433 | 66 | #144 |
| 2000s | 7,030 | 7 | #494 |
| 2010s | 3,536 | 0 | #755 |
| 2020–25 | 1,618 | 0 | #991 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
52.6% of babies named Lisa from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen X years (1965–1980). The full split by generation:
Where Lisa is most popular
The index compares Lisa's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Lisa.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | 1.59× | 5,516 |
| Connecticut | 1.49× | 15,743 |
| Delaware | 1.45× | 2,948 |
| Massachusetts | 1.43× | 33,284 |
| Maine | 1.38× | 5,760 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Lisa and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa (this page) | 966,984 | 1965 |
| Liza | 16,409 | 1973 |
| Lissa | 3,974 | 1963 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Lisa's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Lisa.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Lisa (1965).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data