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The baby name Lisa is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈliːsə/ (LEE-sah).

Lisa is Hebrew in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: /ˈliːsə/ (LEE-sah)

What is the meaning of the name Lisa ?

The baby name Lisa is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈliːsə/ (LEE-sah).

Lisa is Hebrew in Origin.

Lisa is a pan-European short form of Elisabeth/Elizabeth, ultimately from Hebrew Elisheva, meaning "my God is an oath" or "pledged to God." It developed as a pet name of Elisabetta/Elisa in Italian, Lise/Lies in French and Dutch, and Eliza in English, before stabilizing as an independent given name. The best-known early bearer is Lisa Gherardini, the subject of Leonardo da Vinci's portrait known as the Mona Lisa.

Used in German- and Scandinavian-speaking regions from at least the 18th century, Lisa spread widely across Europe and surged in the English-speaking world, ranking first in the United States during much of the 1960s. International variants and related forms include Liza, Lise, Liese, Lies, Liesje, Liesel, Lisbeth, Elisa, Eliza, and Russian Liza (Лиза). Nicknames such as Liz, Lizzy, and Lis also occur. Core meaning remains "devoted/pledged to God."

Lisa has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Lisa

Lisa Murkowski Politician · Born 1957 · United States Lisa Murkowski is a prominent American politician known for serving as a United States Senator from Alaska. She has been influential in energy policy and healthcare reform. Her independent stance often sets her apart within her party. Lisa Miskovsky Musician · Born 1975 · Sweden Lisa Miskovsky is a Swedish musician best known for her hit song 'Driving One of Your Cars'. Born in 1975, she has also gained recognition for her work on the soundtrack of the video game 'Mirror's Edge'. Lisa Batiashvili Musician · Born 1979 · Germany Lisa Batiashvili is a talented violinist from Germany, born in 1979. She is best known for her captivating performances and interpretations of classical music, including works like Sibelius's Violin Concerto and Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto. Her artistry has made her a prominent figure in the world of classical music.
Lisa Hannigan Musician · Born 1981 · Ireland Lisa Hannigan is an Irish musician known for her ethereal voice and captivating songwriting. She first gained attention as a member of Damien Rice's band, contributing to albums like 'O' and '9'. Her solo career took off with her debut album 'Sea Sew', featuring the hit song 'Lille'. Lisa Germano Musician · Born 1958 · United States Lisa Germano is an American musician known for her unique blend of folk, rock, and alternative music. She gained recognition with her album 'Geek the Girl', which features the haunting track 'Cry Wolf'. Her work often explores themes of vulnerability and introspection. Lisa Coleman Musician · Born 1960 · United States Lisa Coleman is best known as a talented musician and composer, particularly for her work as a member of Prince's band, The Revolution. She contributed to several hit songs, including 'Purple Rain' and 'Raspberry Beret', showcasing her skills on the keyboard and synthesizer.

Celebrity babies named Lisa

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Lisa Brennan-Jobs Steve Jobs film producer ★★★★★
Lisa Marie Presley Priscilla Presley television actor ★★★★★ Elvis Presley singer ★★★★★
Lisa Simone Nina Simone singer ★★★★★
Lisa Henson Jim Henson film director ★★★★★
Lisa Azuelos Marie Laforêt singer ★★★★★
Lisa Webb Julie London television actor ★★★★★ Jack Webb film director ★★★★★

Lisa – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
Germany Girls 2025 #1 — 411
CN Girls 0 #8 1,389 8,829
FJ Girls 0 #8 2 583
KR 0 #8 1 201
Austria 0 #10 616 850
KR Girls 0 #11 5 572
JM Girls 0 #14 635 7,507
ET Girls 0 #16 1 372
BF Girls 0 #17 1 315
Austria Girls 0 #18 4,323 1,885
BW 0 #18 2 960
MV 0 #19 1 644
NL Girls 0 #20 8,385 5,933
TW Girls 0 #20 568 8,139
BN 0 #21 11 2,297
HT Girls 0 #21 3 950
Germany Girls 0 #22 14,487 4,949
ID 0 #25 15 2,238
TW 0 #25 79 4,523
MT 0 #26 18 1,767
ET Boys 0 #27 1 678
Germany 0 #28 1,379 2,542
LU 0 #28 39 2,830
NA 0 #29 5 2,537
MV Girls 0 #32 4 2,021
CN 0 #35 51 3,857
TM Girls 0 #35 1 574
ID Girls 0 #37 63 3,319
Austria Girls 2021 #40 204 60
JM 0 #40 49 3,714
NL 0 #40 648 2,481
LU Girls 0 #41 206 4,850
AZ 0 #43 1 706
BN Girls 0 #44 65 5,459
MO 0 #44 9 2,706
CY 0 #49 11 1,632
Iceland Girls 0 #51 12 132
PR 0 #52 4 1,497
JP 0 #53 25 4,057
CM 0 #54 3 2,592
MT Girls 0 #57 104 3,773
CY Girls 0 #61 64 3,755
Switzerland Girls 2024 #64 77 1,786
CR 0 #64 100 5,526
ZA 0 #73 531 14,421
AL 0 #74 3 2,372
HK Girls 0 #74 2,045 16,104
AO 0 #75 3 2,729
AF 0 #76 1 1,883
SG Girls 0 #77 1,337 18,916
SI 0 #80 1 1,612
DK Girls 0 #81 503 7,429
PH 0 #81 16 5,607
QA 0 #82 19 7,011
MY Girls 0 #84 3,372 24,821
JP Girls 0 #87 217 6,592
AF Girls 0 #90 5 2,402
BW Girls 0 #90 60 4,216
France Girls 2021 #91 581 3,185
MD Girls 0 #92 1 865
NA Girls 0 #92 152 7,146
KZ 0 #93 2 1,452
OM 0 #94 23 6,215
MO Girls 0 #95 184 7,056
Norway Girls 2025 #99 28 453
ZA Girls 0 #99 5,038 25,928
IT Girls 0 #100 28,061 9,415
SD 0 #102 1 2,130
DK 0 #107 113 5,198
GE Girls 0 #107 2 1,564
HU 0 #113 3 1,675
KW 0 #114 8 5,216
Sweden Girls 2022 #116 66 1,568
AE 0 #120 58 10,220
EC 0 #120 2 2,502
GR 0 #120 15 3,911
RU Girls 0 #122 1,048 11,913
PR Girls 0 #124 39 3,171
Belgium Girls 2024 #125 61 424
SG 0 #126 156 11,010
MU 0 #129 9 3,613
CY Boys 0 #131 1 3,473
IT 0 #131 2,353 4,183
IQ 0 #132 2 3,533
RS Girls 0 #132 6 1,651
BN Boys 0 #133 7 6,332
PA 0 #133 6 3,797
EE Girls 0 #134 9 1,888
JO 0 #137 4 2,158
SI Girls 0 #146 29 2,769
RU 0 #151 39 3,641
AE Girls 0 #152 514 20,968
RS Boys 0 #154 1 2,277
MY 0 #160 184 12,352
HK 0 #165 217 8,483
GR Girls 0 #171 72 6,293
MT Boys 0 #178 2 4,064
HR 0 #180 2 2,081
UY 0 #182 1 2,477
CZ 0 #183 4 3,154
QA Girls 0 #185 133 15,378
CR Girls 0 #186 528 11,342
PS 0 #187 32 5,692
AR 0 #188 6 2,915
PH Girls 0 #191 222 13,098
AL Girls 0 #193 30 4,141
LT Girls 0 #193 8 1,904
AO Girls 0 #197 13 4,575
GH Girls 0 #199 146 6,973
BD 0 #204 24 5,992
MU Girls 0 #204 151 8,539
SI Boys 0 #209 3 3,402
HU Girls 0 #210 14 3,308
IL 0 #211 64 6,291
GH 0 #212 32 5,396
OM Girls 0 #212 189 15,987
BG Girls 0 #213 11 3,559
PT Girls 0 #213 387 7,952
PT 0 #214 33 4,161
LU Boys 0 #216 5 4,970
KZ Girls 0 #221 108 5,862
BD Girls 0 #223 167 8,413
IR 0 #228 4 4,221
MO Boys 0 #232 3 5,842
Canada Girls 2024 #238 48 2,795
NG 0 #240 25 5,926
EC Girls 0 #250 9 3,650
NA Boys 0 #250 4 6,830
TW Boys 0 #252 5 7,111
Finland Girls 0 #254 161 1,368
JM Boys 0 #260 13 6,876
HR Girls 0 #270 20 3,687
AF Boys 0 #273 2 3,535
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
Finland 0 #274 34 830
SA 0 #274 22 10,560
KW Girls 0 #276 250 19,177
Finland Girls 2026 #283 1,128 3,895
NG Girls 0 #286 921 15,093
GT 0 #296 19 5,948
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
AL Boys 0 #297 7 5,122
CZ Girls 0 #299 43 5,378
CZ Boys 0 #304 2 6,530
JO Girls 0 #305 21 7,570
CN Boys 0 #306 14 9,639
PL Girls 0 #318 37 5,096
PE 0 #327 3 6,350
DK Boys 0 #330 3 7,401
CM Girls 0 #334 216 11,671
GH Boys 0 #334 12 8,138
SD Girls 0 #336 10 7,678
IL Girls 0 #342 326 11,648
PA Girls 0 #342 144 9,861
PS Girls 0 #350 182 10,981
BR 0 #352 9 5,969
YE 0 #355 27 8,639
MU Boys 0 #364 6 8,477
BO 0 #371 11 6,868
Spain 0 #373 80 2,326
EG 0 #379 22 6,387
IQ Girls 0 #381 124 11,303
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
MX 0 #386 28 8,339
CL 0 #400 12 6,867
PH Boys 0 #403 6 11,440
Austria Boys 0 #411 32 2,180
GT Girls 0 #412 94 7,500
UY Boys 0 #412 2 5,922
SA Girls 0 #437 568 25,931
CO 0 #444 37 7,768
BH 0 #448 106 17,937
Spain Girls 0 #455 749 5,561
SD Boys 0 #465 2 10,523
AR Boys 0 #476 8 7,628
IN Girls 0 #477 156 13,121
AR Girls 0 #479 121 8,289
IR Girls 0 #480 51 8,334
RU Boys 0 #482 24 12,621
UY Girls 0 #486 25 6,731
HK Boys 0 #497 31 12,905
GT Boys 0 #499 1 7,625
PA Boys 0 #505 1 9,305
CR Boys 0 #508 3 10,188
LY 0 #516 20 12,703
BO Girls 0 #530 82 9,488
CM Boys 0 #539 12 12,054
PS Boys 0 #556 6 10,655
IR Boys 0 #563 3 10,162
LB 0 #566 93 13,263
BD Boys 0 #567 10 10,045
CO Girls 0 #583 660 16,140
BO Boys 0 #617 6 9,244
IL Boys 0 #619 7 10,983
CL Girls 0 #631 227 14,098
BR Girls 0 #650 309 12,708
IQ Boys 0 #650 18 13,071
United States Girls 2024 #656 262 8,487
SG Boys 0 #675 23 17,960
SY 0 #684 45 11,684
CL Boys 0 #692 9 13,390
QA Boys 0 #698 10 18,093
DZ 0 #712 511 20,130
TN 0 #733 97 13,765
PE Girls 0 #740 206 14,861
MX Girls 0 #748 524 17,781
KW Boys 0 #753 17 18,755
EG Girls 0 #765 196 14,742
BR Boys 0 #781 5 12,213
United States Boys 2000 #797 7 6,800
ZA Boys 0 #806 401 25,619
MA 0 #820 316 20,986
Germany Boys 0 #848 105 5,697
OM Boys 0 #856 26 17,948
NL Boys 0 #880 72 5,873
NG Boys 0 #901 51 16,906
CO Boys 0 #903 18 15,656
EG Boys 0 #921 5 15,035
PE Boys 0 #922 5 14,506
MX Boys 0 #964 19 16,355
MY Boys 0 #968 144 25,439
IN Boys 0 #992 10 16,750
TR 0 #995 217 19,440
AE Boys 0 #1,075 18 22,615
IT Boys 0 #1,287 185 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,552 63 28,008

Lisa is popular in 98 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
Ireland
Scotland, United Kingdom
Austria

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People also ask about Lisa

Lisa is predominantly a girl's name.
Lisa is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈliːsə/ (LEE-sah).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Liza, Leesa, Lissa, Lyssa, Liisa and Liesa.
Yes, very popular — Lisa ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 12 countries.
Lisa ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Lisa's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #1 in 2015 to #1 in 2025 in Ireland.
Yes — 6 notable people named Lisa are in our database, including Lisa Murkowski (Politician), Lisa Miskovsky (Musician), Lisa Batiashvili (Musician).
Yes — at least 6 celebrity couples have chosen Lisa for their child, including Steve Jobs.