girl (SSA Category)Hebrew Origin English OriginUS Rank #991 in 2025

Lisa

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Pledged to God or God is my oath”

Linguistic heritage: Hebrew

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:LEE-suh

IPA (US English):/ˈliː.sə/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity196560,271 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#991256 births in 2025

Total US Registrations970,012Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio100% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1910 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity1965 (60,271 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1910

Recent 2025 Level256 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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