The first name Liisa
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Liisa at birth, 1880–2025
In 1995, 5 girls born in the United States were named Liisa, the 14,768th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1962, when 28 were.
427
babies named Liisa since 1880
#14,768
rank in 1995
1962
peak year
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 Liisa
13 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Liisa SuihkonenFinnish cross-country skier (1943–2025)
- Mona-Liisa NousiainenFinnish cross-country skier and accordionist, 1983–2019
- Liisa JaakonsaariFinnish politician (born 1945)
- Liisa KauppinenFinnish lawyer and human rights activist, born 1939
- Liisa SavijarviCanadian alpine skier, born 1963
- Liisa PakostaEstonian politician (born 1969)
- Liisa OviirEstonian politician (born 1977)
- Liisa HyssäläFinnish dentist and politician, born 1948
- Liisa VeijalainenFinnish orienteer, born 1951
- Liisa PastEstonian cybersecurity expert (born 1980)
- Anna KontulaFinnish politician, born 1977
- Riitta SalinFinnish sprinter, born 1950
Questions
- Is Liisa a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 427 US babies named Liisa since 1880 were girls.
- When was Liisa most popular?
- 1962 in the United States, when 28 babies were named Liisa, its highest rank at 2,289th.