Recorded 1970–2012 Girls' name Peak 1999 488 births

Lisett — girls' name

488 babies named Lisett in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s551980s1381990s1732000s1082010s14
1990s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Lisett was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

27 babies were named Lisett in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lisett

The Social Security Administration has registered 488 babies named Lisett between 1970 and 2012, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lisett currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lisett performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 173 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lisett shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 175 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Lisett in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lisett in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 488 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lisett at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

488

Since 1970

43 years of records

Peak year

1999

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1970

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2012

Lisett popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1970

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1999)
27
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
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Lisett by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
173 births that decade — 35% of Lisett's all-time total
1970s551980s1381990s1732000s1082010s14

Lisett by state

Where Lisett concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Lisett
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
175 35.9%
#2 Texas
18 3.7%
#3 New York
5 1.0%
California share of Lisett's total US births 35.9%
Even split

175 of 488 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lisett?
488 babies have been named Lisett since 1970. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1999 with 27 births.
When was Lisett most popular?
Lisett was most popular in the 1990s decade with 173 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Lisett most popular?
The top states for the name Lisett are California (175 births), Texas (18 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Lisett been used?
Lisett has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 43 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Lisett?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lisa, Lisette, Lissette, Lisbeth, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1970–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.