How Many People Are Named Lise?
An estimated 2,178 people in the United States have the first name Lise. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Lise peaked in popularity in 1959 with 157 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lise 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 Lise paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,178
About 1 in 157,371 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1959
157 births
Total Registered
2,790
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lise
Lise is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,790 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lise as a female name
Ranked #16,633 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1959 (157 births)
Lise: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lise span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 1,084 babies were registered. Lise has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lise by Decade
How has Lise 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.
Lise by State
Birth registrations for Lise span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Minnesota, Kansas, Indiana. On average, about 58 Lises were registered per state.
Lise + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lise as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lise
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Lise: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lise?
We estimate approximately 2,178 people named Lise 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 157,371 Americans share this first name.
Is Lise a common name?
Lise is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,790 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lise most popular?
Lise reached peak popularity in 1959, when 157 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lise is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lise a female name?
Lise is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lise Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lise Smith, Lise Johnson, Lise 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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