How Many People Are Named Liisa?
An estimated 359 people in the United States have the first name Liisa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Liisa peaked in popularity in 1962 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Liisa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Liisa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
359
About 1 in 954,747 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1962
28 births
Total Registered
427
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Liisa
Liisa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 427 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Liisa as a female name
Ranked #14,768 in 1995
5 female births in 1995
Peak: 1962 (28 births)
Liisa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Liisa span from the 1940s to the 1990s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 173 babies were registered. Liisa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Liisa by Decade
How has Liisa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Liisa by State
Liisa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Liisa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Liisa
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Liisa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Liisa?
We estimate approximately 359 people named Liisa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 954,747 Americans share this first name.
Is Liisa a common name?
Liisa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 427 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Liisa most popular?
Liisa reached peak popularity in 1962, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Liisa is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Liisa a female name?
Liisa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Liisa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Liisa Smith, Liisa Johnson, Liisa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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