Alisa is a distinctive choice, ranked #708 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Alisa in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#708
About the Name Alisa
Alisa is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 25 places over five years. Its high point was #549 in 2015, and it now sits at #708. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Alisa is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school β standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Alisa
Unlikely. With around 53 UK babies named Alisa per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Alisa in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Alisa has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 25 places in the last five years. Its peak was #549 in 2015. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Alisa is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Alisa include: Alisa Efimova β Alisa Borisovna Efimova is a Finnish pair skater of Russian ancestry who competes for the United States.; Alisa Xayalith β Alisa Xayalith is a New Zealand musician best known as the lead vocalist, guitarist, and keyboard player for the indie electronic band the Naked and Famous.; Alisa Kolosova β Alisa Vladimirovna Kolosova is a Russian mezzo-soprano..
Alisa does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice β your child is unlikely to encounter American Alisas in the wild.
53
UK babies named Alisa (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 25 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Alisa
Likely around 1 other Alisa in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Alisa
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Alisa Borisovna Efimova is a Finnish pair skater of Russian ancestry who competes for the United States. With her current partner and husband, Misha Mitrofanov, she is the 2026 Four Continents champion, a two-time U.S.
Alisa Xayalith is a New Zealand musician best known as the lead vocalist, guitarist, and keyboard player for the indie electronic band the Naked and Famous.
Alisa Vladimirovna Kolosova is a Russian mezzo-soprano. Kolosova studied music from age five, focusing on piano and choral singing, then enrolled in the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts in 2004, where she studied under Yevgeny Zhuravkin.
Alisa Brunovna Freindlich is a Russian actress. Since 1983, Freindlich has been a leading actress of the Bolshoi Drama Theater in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Alisa Lozhkina is a California-based artist, art historian, curator, critic, and writer, known for her research on modern and contemporary art. She is the author of The Art of Ukraine, published in the World of Art series by Thames & Hudson in 2024.