Lise vs Lisa

Side-by-side comparison of Lise and Lisa — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Lise

Girl name · Rank #15445

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Name B

Lisa

Girl name · Rank #983

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Metric Lise Lisa
Current Rank #15445 #983
Total Births (all years) 2,790 966,965
Peak Year 1959 1965
Peak Year Births 157 60,269
Peak Decade 1950ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1922 1886

Births by Decade

Decade Lise Lisa
1880ss — 6
1890ss — 12
1900ss — 21
1910ss — 119
1920ss 5 179
1930ss 17 440
1940ss 102 2,724
1950ss 1,084 95,823
1960ss 1,006 496,983
1970ss 333 228,687
1980ss 140 102,617
1990ss 47 27,433
2000ss 23 7,029
2010ss 28 3,534
2020ss 5 1,358

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lise Lisa
2014 — 378
2015 5 374
2016 — 345
2017 — 309
2018 — 308
2019 7 276
2020 — 243
2021 — 248
2022 — 290
2023 — 315
2024 5 262

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1922–2024.

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