Lisa

Lisa

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: German

Meaning

Lisa is a feminine given name. In the United Kingdom, the name Lisa began to gain popularity during the 1960s, by 1974 it was the fifth most popular female name there, and a decade later it was the 14th most popular female name there.

From Wikipedia

Lisa first appears in the data in 1937 and has been recorded in 66 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 1,091 babies (rank #1 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Lisa

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Lisa yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

21,716

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,091

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1937	1	#22
1947	2	#28
1950	1	#105
1951	1	#219
1953	1	#1,164
1954	2	#1,008
1955	2	#1,028
1956	2	#1,036
1957	2	#1,052
1958	2	#1,077
1959	2	#1,104
1960	2	#1,142
1961	2	#1,158
1962	1	#1,321
1963	1	#1,343
1964	1	#1,333
1965	1	#1,383
1966	4	#1,003
1967	6	#886
1968	10	#731
1969	10	#755
1970	15	#643
1971	14	#633
1972	12	#659
1973	21	#479
1974	16	#538
1975	33	#352
1976	34	#340
1977	25	#413
1978	35	#335
1979	40	#312
1980	40	#316
1981	52	#270
1982	57	#248
1983	82	#190
1984	86	#185
1985	120	#143
1986	156	#117
1987	201	#92
1988	276	#64
1989	378	#36
1990	541	#22
1991	848	#5
1992	1,091	#1
1993	1,058	#2
1994	1,035	#2
1995	988	#2
1996	987	#2
1997	963	#3
1998	973	#2
1999	1,038	#2
2000	1,030	#2
2001	923	#3
2002	895	#2
2003	822	#3
2004	688	#8
2005	657	#9
2006	685	#3
2007	602	#8
2008	557	#10
2009	621	#7
2010	645	#6
2011	619	#8
2012	602	#4
2013	577	#6
2014	522	#15

Year

Babies

Rank

1937

#22

1947

#28

1950

#105

1951

#219

1953

#1,164

1954

#1,008

1955

#1,028

1956

#1,036

1957

#1,052

1958

#1,077

1959

#1,104

1960

#1,142

1961

#1,158

1962

#1,321

1963

#1,343

1964

#1,333

1965

#1,383

1966

#1,003

1967

#886

1968

#731

1969

#755

1970

#643

1971

#633

1972

#659

1973

#479

1974

#538

1975

#352

1976

#340

1977

#413

1978

#335

1979

#312

1980

#316

1981

#270

1982

#248

1983

#190

1984

#185

1985

120

#143

1986

156

#117

1987

201

#92

1988

276

#64

1989

378

#36

1990

541

#22

1991

848

1992

1,091

1993

1,058

1994

1,035

1995

988

1996

987

1997

963

1998

973

1999

1,038

2000

1,030

2001

923

2002

895

2003

822

2004

688

2005

657

2006

685

2007

602

2008

557

#10

2009

621

2010

645

2011

619

2012

602

2013

577

2014

522

#15

Meaning

Numerology of Lisa

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Lisa

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with L

Year-by-Year Detail