Is Lisa a boy or girl name?
Lisa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 262 girls and 0 boys were named Lisa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 969,749 US babies named Lisa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #985
- Babies named Lisa since 1886
- 969,749
- Most popular year
- 1965
- 60,446 babies
Boys and girls named Lisa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 12 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 21 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 119 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 179 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 440 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,724 | 100% |
| 1950s | 188 | 95,823 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 1,292 | 496,983 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 805 | 228,687 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 426 | 102,617 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 66 | 27,433 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 7 | 7,029 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,534 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,358 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 262 | #985 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 315 | #851 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 290 | #932 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 248 | #1,026 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 243 | #1,037 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 276 | #957 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 308 | #878 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 309 | #882 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 345 | #831 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 374 | #755 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 378 | #740 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 354 | #771 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 398 | #707 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 396 | #704 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 396 | #713 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 420 | #693 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 509 | #603 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 525 | #573 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 609 | #500 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 619 | #494 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 710 | #427 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 811 | #372 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 830 | #360 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 908 | #337 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,759 | 1,088 | #295 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,113 | #282 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,364 | #230 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,546 | #194 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,649 | 1,864 | #168 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 2,236 | #144 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,698 | 2,564 | #123 |
| 1993 | 7 | #7,295 | 3,223 | #100 |
| 1992 | 11 | #5,112 | 3,781 | #88 |
| 1991 | 14 | #4,146 | 4,395 | #83 |
| 1990 | 14 | #4,106 | 5,347 | #64 |
| 1989 | 30 | #2,273 | 6,574 | #55 |
| 1988 | 38 | #1,807 | 7,267 | #43 |
| 1987 | 26 | #2,248 | 7,549 | #40 |
| 1986 | 31 | #1,946 | 7,906 | #40 |
| 1985 | 33 | #1,821 | 9,015 | #36 |
| 1984 | 46 | #1,414 | 10,237 | #29 |
| 1983 | 52 | #1,287 | 11,471 | #27 |
| 1982 | 44 | #1,456 | 12,637 | #23 |
| 1981 | 65 | #1,140 | 14,295 | #18 |
| 1980 | 61 | #1,170 | 15,666 | #16 |
| 1979 | 68 | #1,083 | 17,285 | #13 |
| 1978 | 50 | #1,279 | 17,034 | #11 |
| 1977 | 53 | #1,217 | 17,013 | #12 |
| 1976 | 61 | #1,079 | 17,348 | #9 |
| 1975 | 69 | #989 | 18,139 | #8 |
| 1974 | 74 | #950 | 19,777 | #8 |
| 1973 | 66 | #999 | 22,673 | #5 |
| 1972 | 96 | #820 | 27,543 | #3 |
| 1971 | 130 | #725 | 32,910 | #3 |
| 1970 | 138 | #709 | 38,965 | #2 |
| 1969 | 149 | #647 | 45,028 | #1 |
| 1968 | 172 | #577 | 49,533 | #1 |
| 1967 | 120 | #680 | 52,436 | #1 |
| 1966 | 151 | #607 | 56,918 | #1 |
| 1965 | 177 | #576 | 60,269 | #1 |
| 1964 | 131 | #675 | 54,271 | #1 |
| 1963 | 120 | #716 | 56,040 | #1 |
| 1962 | 105 | #746 | 46,074 | #1 |
| 1961 | 81 | #854 | 42,719 | #2 |
| 1960 | 86 | #823 | 33,695 | #6 |
| 1959 | 59 | #1,009 | 25,702 | #10 |
| 1958 | 36 | #1,296 | 20,200 | #19 |
| 1957 | 29 | #1,473 | 15,140 | #26 |
| 1956 | 19 | #1,864 | 11,012 | #31 |
| 1955 | 20 | #1,763 | 8,539 | #48 |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,868 | 5,913 | #73 |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,827 | 3,602 | #111 |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,266 | 2,842 | #126 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 1,698 | #177 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 1,175 | #220 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 596 | #318 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 468 | #364 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 423 | #388 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 327 | #426 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 250 | #451 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 193 | #520 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 162 | #592 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 124 | #672 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 92 | #743 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 89 | #737 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 77 | #780 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 79 | #798 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 53 | #958 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,016 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,323 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,277 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,693 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,141 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,412 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,360 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,740 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,699 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,490 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,467 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,707 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,843 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,415 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,437 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,248 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,220 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,448 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,446 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,493 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,748 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,197 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,074 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 16 | #1,500 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,522 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,729 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,705 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,734 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,100 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,319 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,336 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,728 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,048 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lisa reached #576 in 1965. As a girl name, it reached #1 in 1962. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lisa
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.