The first name Alisa
A girl’s name from Finnish.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Finnish origin
A female given name from Finnish or Russian, equivalent to English Alice.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 48 girls were named Alisa, making it the 763rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2015, with 79 births (#549).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Alisa with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Alisa at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 125 girls born in the United States were named Alisa, the 1,654th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1970, when 1,153 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Alisa
9 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Alisa CamplinAustralian freestyle skier, born 1974
- Alisa WeilersteinAmerican cellist, born 1982
- Alisa ReyesAmerican actress, born 1981
- Alisa VainioFinnish athlete, born 1997
- Alisa KovalenkoDirector and filmmaker, born 1987
- Alisa BurrasAmerican basketball player (born 1975)
- Alisa MelekhinaChess player, born 1991
- Alice OrlowskiFemale Nazi; concentration camp guard (1903–1976)
- Aliyah BostonAmerican basketball player (born 2001)
Questions
- What is the origin of the name Alisa?
- Alisa comes from Finnish.
- How popular is the name Alisa?
- In 2025, 48 girls born in England and Wales were named Alisa, ranking 763rd. Its peak was 2015, with 79 births.
- Is Alisa a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 34,727 US babies named Alisa since 1880 were girls.
- When was Alisa most popular?
- 1970 in the United States, when 1,153 babies were named Alisa, its highest rank at 265th.