Girls' name · since 1949
Liisa
Liisa has 427 recorded births since 1949 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1962 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,998 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 427
- born since 1949
- 1960s
- peak decade
Liisa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 427 recorded since 1949.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Liisa has been recorded 427 times among girls since 1949, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 1995.
- #12,998 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 427 born since 1949
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Liisa ranks #12,998 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 427 born since 1949, peaking in the 1960s.
- #12,998 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 427
- born since 1949
- 1960s
- peak decade
Liisa's 427 recorded births place it above 82.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Liisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Liisa splits its recorded history at 1969: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1949 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1962 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Liisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1995
- Peak year (1962)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Liisa by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (173 births, 41% of the file).
1960s was Liisa's strongest decade.
173 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Liisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 69
1950s
69 births
- 1960s
1960s
173 births
- 1970s
1970s
114 births
- 1980s 61
1980s
61 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 173 births (41% of all-time use).
Liisa by state
Where Liisa concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 2.3% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 1.2% |
10 of 427 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Liisa's data
- Liisa's decade-level peak was the 1960s (173 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Liisas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Liisa
Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Liisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1949–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Liisa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.