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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Lise

Lise was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1959, when it ranked 819th with 157 babies. More babies were named Lise in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1959157 babies
Total since 1880
2,791babies recorded

Lise popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#16,1506
2000——
1990#8,24910
1980#4,64516
1970#1,76951
1960#1,011113
1950#1,51338
1940#4,7415
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Lise, counting every spelling?

Lise has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Lise?

About 2,400 people born in the US named Lise are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 57 and 69. That makes Lise a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Lise by state

How common Lise was among girls born in each state in 1957–1961, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New Hampshire (12.9×), Maine (7.5×), Massachusetts (2.3×), New York (1.8×). In 35 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: 0.51 per 1,000 babiesME0.51Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: 0.56 per 1,000 babiesVT0.56New Hampshire: 0.87 per 1,000 babiesNH0.87Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesIL0.07Michigan: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMI0.04New York: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesNY0.12Massachusetts: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesMA0.16Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesOH0.02Pennsylvania: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesPA0.06New Jersey: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.08Connecticut: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesCT0.09Rhode Island: 0.44 per 1,000 babiesRI0.44California: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesCA0.10Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesKS0.05Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesLA0.03Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesTX0.01Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Lise, girls, 1957–1961. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Lise: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lise, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Lise

How popular is the name Lise?

Lise was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1959, when it ranked 819th with 157 babies. More babies were named Lise in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Lise a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lise in the US.

Where was Lise most popular?

In 1957–1961, Lise was most common in New Hampshire (0.87 per 1,000 girls), followed by Vermont and Maine.