Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Lisa

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
Consecrated To God
English
My God is bountiful; variation of Elizabeth
German
Devoted to God

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Exotic

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Lisa

Famous People

Actress Lisa Kudrow, Singer Lisa Loeb, Actress Lisa Rinna, Singer Lisa Marie Presley, Actress Lisa Bonet

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Elvis Presley, Daughter of Jim Henson, Daughter of Mister T, Daughter of James Coburn

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1965 (rank #575, 177 births); most recent 2000 (rank #8205, 7 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1965 (rank #1, 60,271 births); most recent 2025 (rank #987, 256 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–256
2024–262
2023–315
2022–290
2021–248
2020–243
2019–276
2018–308
2017–309
2016–345

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #105, 445 births); most recent 2025 (rank #661, 57 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202557
202447
202349
202238
202149
202041
201941
201832
201752
201654

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #18, 3,600 births); most recent 2023 (rank #142, 419 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023419
2022583
2021581
2020628
2019746
2018812
2017918
20161,069
20151,095
20141,426

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1984 (rank #3, 666 births); most recent 2025 (rank #435, 8 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20258
202412
202312
202210
202110
202011
20196
201812
201712
201611

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1981 (rank #3, 844 births); most recent 2025 (rank #632, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20254
20243
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
20184
20174
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #63, 40 births); most recent 2019 (rank #336, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
20194
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1968 (rank #1, 464 births); most recent 2021 (rank #565, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
20216
2020–
20199
2018–
2017–
20165
2015–
201410

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence