Names / Girl names
Lisa
Current rank
#991
holding steady
All-time peak
#1
in 1965
First recorded
1886
in U.S. data
Children named
970,000
since 1886
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1 in 1965 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
A girls' name, Lisa first appears in 1886. Today it sits at #991 and is holding steady. It crested in 1965 at #1. Across all years, more than 970,000 children have been named this.