Lisa is a distinctive choice, ranked #795 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Lisa in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#795
US Rank #985
About the Name Lisa
Lisa is steadily gaining in popularity, up 77 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #105 in 1996, and it currently sits at #795. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Lisa is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school โ standing out on every register.
In the US it sits at #985 โ notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Lisa
Unlikely. With around 47 UK babies named Lisa per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Lisa in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Lisa is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 77 places over the last five years to #795 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Lisa is more popular in the UK (#795) than in the US (#985). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Lisa include: Lisa Edelstein โ Lisa Edelstein is an American actress and artist.; Lisa Brennan-Jobs โ Lisa Nicole Brennan-Jobs is an American writer.; Lisa Lisa โ Lisa Velez, better known by her stage name Lisa Lisa, is an American singer..
Lisa ranks #985 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
47
UK babies named Lisa (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 77 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Lisa
Likely around 1 other Lisa in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2022–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
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Lisa Velez, better known by her stage name Lisa Lisa, is an American singer. She rose to fame in the 1980s as one-third of the band Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam.
Lisa Niemi Swayze (born Lisa Anne Haapaniemi) is an American writer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and director. She is the widow of actor and dancer Patrick Swayze.
Lisa Loring was an American actress. She was best known for her work as a child actress from age six playing Wednesday Addams on the 1964โ1966 sitcom The Addams Family.
Lisa del Giocondo (Italian pronunciation: [หliหza del dสoหkondo]; born Lisa Camilla di Antonmaria Gherardini [ษกerarหdiหni]; June 15, 1479 โ July 14, 1542) was an Italian noblewoman and member of the Gherardini family of Florence and Tuscany. Her name was given to the Mona Lisa, her portrait commissioned by her husband and painted by Leonardo da Vinci in the Italian Renaissance.