How Many People Are Named Lis?
An estimated 318 people in the United States have the first name Lis. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Lis peaked in popularity in 1961 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lis 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 Lis paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
318
About 1 in 1,077,844 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1961
13 births
Total Registered
349
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lis
Lis is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 349 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lis as a female name
Ranked #16,630 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1961 (13 births)
Lis: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lis span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 83 babies were registered. While Lis is less common than at its peak in the 1960s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lis by Decade
How has Lis 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.
Lis + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lis as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lis
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lis: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lis?
We estimate approximately 318 people named Lis 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 1,077,844 Americans share this first name.
Is Lis a common name?
Lis is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 349 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lis most popular?
Lis reached peak popularity in 1961, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lis is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lis a female name?
Lis is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lis Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lis Smith, Lis Johnson, Lis 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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