Feminine dossier · first seen 1886
Lisa
Endangered
Down 99.6% from peak
Peak era
1965
Peak births
60,271
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen X
Quick answers about Lisa
How many people are named Lisa?
An estimated 809,293 living Americans are named Lisa.
How rare is Lisa?
Lisa is uncommon among babies today, with 256 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 99.6% from its 1965 peak.
How old is the typical Lisa?
The median age of a living American named Lisa is approximately 58 years, with most bearers falling between 51 and 62 years old.
Is Lisa still popular?
No. Lisa is endangered as a baby name, down 99.6% from its 1965 peak with 256 births in 2025.
Where is Lisa most common?
Lisa has its strongest geographic signal in Indiana, where it appears 2.6× more often than the national baseline.
1886Peak 19652025
Peak year
1965
Decline from peak
99.6%
2025
256
All-time
967,229
Where it lives now
Lisa is most concentrated in Indiana — about 2.6× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Lisa is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.