Lister vs Lisa

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

Name A

Lister

Boy name

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Name B

Lisa

Girl name · Rank #983

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Lister Lisa
Current Rank Unranked #983
Total Births (all years) 128 966,965
Peak Year 1928 1965
Peak Year Births 13 60,269
Peak Decade 1920ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1914 1886

Births by Decade

Decade Lister Lisa
1880ss — 6
1890ss — 12
1900ss — 21
1910ss 32 119
1920ss 56 179
1930ss 12 440
1940ss 18 2,724
1950ss 5 95,823
1960ss 5 496,983
1970ss — 228,687
1980ss — 102,617
1990ss — 27,433
2000ss — 7,029
2010ss — 3,534
2020ss — 1,358

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lister Lisa
2014 — 378
2015 — 374
2016 — 345
2017 — 309
2018 — 308
2019 — 276
2020 — 243
2021 — 248
2022 — 290
2023 — 315
2024 — 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, 1914–1962.

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