Girls' name · since 1922
Lise
Since 1922, U.S. Social Security records show 2,791 babies named Lise, peaking in 1959. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,767 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,791
- born since 1922
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lise is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,791 have been recorded since 1922.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lise has been recorded 2,791 times among girls since 1922, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2024.
- #3,767 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,791 born since 1922
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lise ranks #3,767 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,791 born since 1922, peaking in the 1950s.
- #3,767 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,791
- born since 1922
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lise's 2,791 recorded births place it above 94.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Lise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lise splits its recorded history at 1972: 17% of all births land in the more recent half, 83% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1959 peak of 157 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2024
- Peak year (1959)
- 157
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Lise by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (1,084 births, 39% of the file).
1950s was Lise's strongest decade.
1,084 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Lise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1940s 102
1940s
102 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,084 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,006 births
- 1970s 334
1970s
334 births
- 1980s 140
1980s
140 births
- 1990s 47
1990s
47 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 1,084 births (39% of all-time use).
How Lise compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lise's total volume
Lise by state
Where Lise concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 292 | 10.5% |
| #2 | California | | 284 | 10.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 87 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 69 | 2.5% |
| #5 | New Hampshire | | 68 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 67 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Maine | | 43 | 1.5% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 43 | 1.5% |
292 of 2,791 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Lise appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lise's data
- Lise's decade-level peak was the 1950s (1,084 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Lises (292 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~102 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, 1922–2024 (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 Lise 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.