US baby names · Girls · 1880–2025
Lisa: name popularity by year
How often US parents chose Lisa for a baby girl, year by year, from Social Security Administration records. When it peaked, how long it stayed in the top 10, and which generation it belongs to.
Lisa was one of the 10 most common girls' names in the US in 18 years, between 1959 and 1976, and the #1 name in 8 of them. Births peaked in 1965, when 60,271 baby girls were named Lisa, so by peak year it is a Generation X name.
Lisa in the US top 10, by year
Rank among girls' names, #1 at the top. Blank years: outside the top 10. Dashed line: the year with the most babies named Lisa (1965).
Top-10 years by generation
| Generation | Years in top 10 | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| Baby Boomers | 6 (1959–1964) | #1 |
| Generation X | 12 (1965–1976) | #1 |
Questions people ask
When was the name Lisa most popular?
By number of babies, in 1965, when 60,271 girls were given the name. By rank, it was #1 in 8 years and spent 18 years in the top 10.
What generation is the name Lisa?
Its peak year, 1965, falls in Generation X (1965–1980). Its 18 top-10 years fall in: Baby Boomers (6), Generation X (12).
How many people have been named Lisa?
SSA counted 967,229 girls named Lisa born from 1880 to 2025. That is births, not people alive today, and it misses many people born before 1937 who never applied for a Social Security card.
In the top 10 at the same time
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, from Social Security card applications for births in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, 1880–2025. Many people born before 1937 never applied for a card, so early years undercount. Spellings are counted separately. We hold each year's top 10 in rank order and each name's peak-year and all-time counts, so the chart shows rank rather than births per year. This page gives no meaning or origin for the name and no estimate of how many people named Lisa are alive today.