Girls' name · since 1970
Lisett
Lisett has 488 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,031 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 488
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
488 girls have been named Lisett since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lisett has been recorded 488 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2012.
- #12,031 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 488 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lisett ranks #12,031 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 488 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,031 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 488
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lisett's 488 recorded births place it above 83.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Lisett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lisett's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lisett popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2012
- Peak year (1999)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Lisett by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (173 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Lisett's strongest decade.
173 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Lisett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 55
1970s
55 births
- 1980s
1980s
138 births
- 1990s
1990s
173 births
- 2000s
2000s
108 births
- 2010s 14
2010s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 173 births (35% of all-time use).
Lisett by state
Where Lisett concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 175 | 35.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 18 | 3.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 1.0% |
175 of 488 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Lisett's data
- Lisett's decade-level peak was the 1990s (173 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lisetts (175 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lisett: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1970–2012 (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 Lisett 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.