Lise Girl
How popular is Lise?
Peaked in 1959
No babies were recorded with the name Lise in 2025. It was most used in 1959, when 157 girls got the name.
2,413living people named Lise (est.)
64median age of people named Lise
2,791babies named Lise since 1880
Lise popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-100% babies vs 2015) |
| Peak year | 1959 (157 girls) |
| Highest rank | #818 in 1959 |
| First recorded | 1922 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
Lise counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Liz family of names ranked #1,029 for girls in 2025 (#1,101 the year before), with 194 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Liz | 178 | 92% |
| Lis | 11 | 6% |
| Lys | 5 | 3% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Lise by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | #5,007 |
| 1930s | 17 | #3,447 |
| 1940s | 102 | #1,626 |
| 1950s | 1,084 | #818 |
| 1960s | 1,006 | #908 |
| 1970s | 334 | #1,686 |
| 1980s | 140 | #3,624 |
| 1990s | 47 | #7,874 |
| 2000s | 23 | #13,514 |
| 2010s | 28 | #12,443 |
| 2020s | 5 | #15,288 |
Questions
- Is Lise a boy or girl name?
- Lise is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Lise were girls.
- How popular is the name Lise?
- No babies were recorded with the name Lise in 2025. It was most used in 1959, when 157 girls got the name.
- When was Lise most popular?
- Lise peaked in 1959, when 157 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #818 in 1959.
- How many people are named Lise?
- 2,791 babies have been named Lise in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,413 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 64.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.