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 1965 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
1965
Decline from peak
99.6%
2025
256
All-time
967,229

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.

Alabama: near or below the national rate AL Alaska: near or below the national rate AK Arizona: near or below the national rate AZ Arkansas: near or below the national rate AR California: near or below the national rate CA Colorado: near or below the national rate CO Connecticut: near or below the national rate CT Delaware: near or below the national rate DE District of Columbia: near or below the national rate DC Florida: near or below the national rate FL Georgia: near or below the national rate GA Hawaii: near or below the national rate HI Idaho: near or below the national rate ID Illinois: near or below the national rate IL Indiana: 2.6× the national rate IN Iowa: near or below the national rate IA Kansas: near or below the national rate KS Kentucky: near or below the national rate KY Louisiana: near or below the national rate LA Maine: near or below the national rate ME Maryland: near or below the national rate MD Massachusetts: near or below the national rate MA Michigan: near or below the national rate MI Minnesota: near or below the national rate MN Mississippi: near or below the national rate MS Missouri: near or below the national rate MO Montana: near or below the national rate MT Nebraska: near or below the national rate NE Nevada: near or below the national rate NV New Hampshire: near or below the national rate NH New Jersey: near or below the national rate NJ New Mexico: near or below the national rate NM New York: near or below the national rate NY North Carolina: near or below the national rate NC North Dakota: near or below the national rate ND Ohio: near or below the national rate OH Oklahoma: near or below the national rate OK Oregon: near or below the national rate OR Pennsylvania: near or below the national rate PA Rhode Island: near or below the national rate RI South Carolina: near or below the national rate SC South Dakota: near or below the national rate SD Tennessee: near or below the national rate TN Texas: near or below the national rate TX Utah: near or below the national rate UT Vermont: near or below the national rate VT Virginia: near or below the national rate VA Washington: near or below the national rate WA West Virginia: near or below the national rate WV Wisconsin: near or below the national rate WI Wyoming: near or below the national rate WY