Alisa is a distinctive choice, ranked #763 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Alisa in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#763
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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 uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Alisa in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Alisa
Alisa Efimova โ Alisa Borisovna Efimova is a Finnish pair skater of Russian ancestry who competes for the United States.
Alisa Xayalith โ 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 โ Alisa Vladimirovna Kolosova is a Russian mezzo-soprano.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Alisa
Unlikely. With around 48 UK babies named Alisa per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Alisa in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Alisa has been fairly steady, ranked #763 in 2025 against #683 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #549 in 2015.
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, Alisa Xayalith and Alisa Kolosova. Short summaries for each appear below.
Alisa does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Alisas in the wild.
48
UK babies named Alisa (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 80 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
Almost certainly the only Alisa in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
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 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.