US rank #4659 Girls' name Peak 1999 9,551 births

Lisette — #4659 US girls' name

9,551 babies named Lisette in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s171900s161910s211920s161940s741950s2631960s10481970s17371980s16701990s21992000s17762010s5812020s133
#4659
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 74% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Lisette was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

395 babies were named Lisette in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lisette

The Social Security Administration has registered 9,551 babies named Lisette between 1882 and 2024, spanning 143 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lisette currently holds the #4659 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 395 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lisette performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 2,199 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Lisette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,488 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Lisette in 20 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lisette 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 9,551 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.

Lisette at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

9,551

Since 1882

143 years of records

Peak year

1999

395 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#4,659

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1882

Recorded for 143 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lisette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1882

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
395
Annual births at peak — across 143 years of records
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Lisette by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
2,199 births that decade — 23% of Lisette's all-time total
1880s171900s161910s211920s161940s741950s2631960s10481970s17371980s16701990s21992000s17762010s5812020s133

Lisette by state

Where Lisette concentrates geographically — total births since 1882

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lisette
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
2,488 26.0%
#2 New York
1,660 17.4%
#3 Illinois
766 8.0%
#4 Texas
693 7.3%
#5 Florida
583 6.1%
#6 New Jersey
539 5.6%
#7 Arizona
205 2.1%
#8 Pennsylvania
102 1.1%
California share of Lisette's total US births 26.0%
Even split

2,488 of 9,551 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Lisette appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lisette?
9,551 babies have been named Lisette since 1882. It currently ranks #4659 among girls. The peak year was 1999 with 395 births.
When was Lisette most popular?
Lisette was most popular in the 1990s decade with 2,199 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Lisette most popular?
The top states for the name Lisette are California (2,488 births), New York (1,660 births), Illinois (766 births).
How long has the name Lisette been used?
Lisette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1882, spanning 143 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lisette?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lisa, Lissette, Lisbeth, Lissa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1882–2024 (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.