Lisa has been given to about 970,012 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1965, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Lisa ranks 991st among American girls in 2025, with 256 born that year. Its best year was 1965, when 60,448 babies were given the name, ranking 1st. The typical living American called Lisa is about 59 years old today. It is relatively most common in Utah, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.