The baby name Lissa is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LIS-uh (/ˈlɪsə/).
The baby name Lissa is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LIS-uh (/ˈlɪsə/).
Lissa is in Origin.
Lissa is a short form used in several languages, most often clipped from Melissa, Alyssa/Elissa, Larissa, or Lisa (itself from Elisabeth). Its meaning therefore varies by root: from Melissa it carries the Greek “honeybee”; via Elisabeth it inherits the Hebrew sense “my God is an oath”; through Alice/Adelheid behind some uses of Alyssa it can mean “noble”; and as a trim from Larissa it echoes the ancient Thessalian place name, probably “citadel.” Elissa is also the classical name of Dido, adding a literary resonance.
As a given name in its own right, Lissa appears in English-speaking records in the late 19th century but saw modest independent use from the 1960s onward, buoyed by the rise of Melissa, Alyssa, and Larissa. Variants and related forms include Lyssa, Lysa, Lissy/Lissie, Lisa, Liza, Lise, Élise, Elisa, Elissa, Alyssa, Larissa, and Melissa.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HT | Girls | 0 | #22 | 2 | 950 |
| NA | 0 | #32 | 2 | 2,537 | |
| BI | Girls | 0 | #33 | 1 | 726 |
| PR | 0 | #55 | 1 | 1,497 | |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| JP | 0 | #76 | 2 | 4,057 | |
| CN | 0 | #85 | 2 | 3,857 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| KZ | 0 | #94 | 1 | 1,452 | |
| TW | 0 | #100 | 4 | 4,523 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #101 | 2 | 3,319 |
| PH | 0 | #108 | 3 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #112 | 3 | 5,459 |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| IQ | 0 | #131 | 3 | 3,533 | |
| PA | 0 | #135 | 4 | 3,797 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #149 | 3 | 4,216 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| CR | 0 | #163 | 3 | 5,526 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #176 | 2 | 2,769 |
| AE | 0 | #184 | 4 | 10,220 | |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| Belgium | Girls | 2001 | #194 | 19 | 420 |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #200 | 1 | 1,904 |
| DK | 0 | #205 | 2 | 5,198 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #212 | 13 | 7,146 |
| PS | 0 | #224 | 3 | 5,692 | |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| PT | 0 | #249 | 2 | 4,161 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #250 | 2 | 6,592 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #258 | 1 | 3,650 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #260 | 4 | 7,056 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #275 | 4 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #275 | 8 | 11,010 | |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #281 | 9 | 8,139 |
| Canada | Girls | 2017 | #292 | 5 | 3,011 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #302 | 15 | 7,429 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #307 | 10 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #310 | 21 | 12,352 | |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #327 | 6 | 5,862 |
| PE | 0 | #328 | 2 | 6,350 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #332 | 6 | 6,973 |
| GT | 0 | #334 | 5 | 5,948 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #340 | 10 | 8,829 |
| BR | 0 | #355 | 6 | 5,969 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #372 | 19 | 13,098 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #386 | 11 | 15,987 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #399 | 7 | 3,185 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| BO | 0 | #407 | 2 | 6,868 | |
| CL | 0 | #428 | 7 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #439 | 7 | 8,339 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #440 | 12 | 7,952 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #440 | 59 | 11,913 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #455 | 27 | 9,861 |
| CO | 0 | #464 | 17 | 7,768 | |
| ZA | 0 | #467 | 8 | 14,421 | |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #476 | 30 | 7,500 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #489 | 27 | 19,177 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #495 | 10 | 11,303 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #516 | 17 | 11,342 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #521 | 33 | 20,968 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #534 | 3 | 6,731 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #541 | 7 | 10,981 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #550 | 37 | 18,916 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #555 | 6 | 11,671 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #579 | 9 | 17,937 | |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #587 | 13 | 8,289 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #593 | 23 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #595 | 17 | 9,488 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #604 | 14 | 11,648 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #649 | 6 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #682 | 9 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SY | 0 | #719 | 10 | 11,684 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #731 | 8 | 3,895 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #748 | 252 | 24,821 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #765 | 22 | 15,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #798 | 41 | 4,949 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #802 | 5 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #813 | 17 | 13,765 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #824 | 28 | 14,098 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #868 | 88 | 5,933 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #890 | 46 | 25,931 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #903 | 14 | 8,487 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #906 | 36 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #906 | 38 | 14,861 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #931 | 148 | 16,140 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #950 | 10 | 14,742 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #954 | 188 | 25,928 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #957 | 27 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,088 | 96 | 17,781 |
| MA | 0 | #1,097 | 32 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,116 | 61 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,176 | 7 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,251 | 4 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,264 | 9 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,378 | 69 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,686 | 6 | 28,008 |
Lissa is popular in 78 countries — most recent births per country:
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