People with the first name Lisa
864,260
About 1 in 384 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.
Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.
U.S. first-name statistics
How common is Lisa?
Lisa was the #36 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.
National rank
#36
More common than 99.9% of listed first names
Peak year
1965
60,448 SSA-recorded births
2025 births
256
#1,881 across first names
Census frequency
1 in 384
Across the 2020 U.S. population
Sex distribution
Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.
0.1% male99.9% female
Demographic distribution
Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.
Reading the result
Lisa across two different records
The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.
Lisa reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1965, with 60,448 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 256 babies with the name.
Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.
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