Girls' name · since 1882
Lisette
Since 1882, U.S. Social Security records show 9,581 babies named Lisette, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,724 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,667 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,581
- born since 1882
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lisette is the #4667 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 9,581 recorded since 1882.
Lisette has 9,581 recorded births among girls since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4667 as of the latest data, more common than 73% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.
- #1,724 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,667 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,581 born since 1882
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lisette ranks #1,724 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,667 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,581 born since 1882, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,724 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,667 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,581
- born since 1882
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lisette's 9,581 recorded births place it above 97.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lisette compares
9,581 Top 10% higher than 90% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lisette's all-time total is 25x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lisette | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,581 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 395 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lisette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lisette splits its recorded history at 1978: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1882 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 395 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lisette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 395
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Lisette by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,199 births, 23% of the file).
1990s was Lisette's strongest decade.
2,199 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Lisette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 17
1880s
17 births
- 1900s 16
1900s
16 births
- 1910s 21
1910s
21 births
- 1920s 16
1920s
16 births
- 1940s 74
1940s
74 births
- 1950s 263
1950s
263 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,048 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,737 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,670 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,199 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,776 births
- 2010s 581
2010s
581 births
- 2020s 163
2020s
163 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,199 births (23% of all-time use).
How Lisette 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 Lisette's total volume
Lisette by state
Where Lisette concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,500 | 26.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,660 | 17.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 766 | 8.0% |
| #4 | Texas | | 693 | 7.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 583 | 6.1% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 539 | 5.6% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 205 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 102 | 1.1% |
2,500 of 9,581 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Lisette appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lisette's data
- Lisette's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,199 total births); usage has since declined to 163 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lisettes (2,500 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lisette: 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 (~143 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, 1882–2025 (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 Lisette 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.