How Many People Are Named Lissa?
An estimated 3,364 people in the United States have the first name Lissa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Lissa peaked in popularity in 1963 with 122 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lissa 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 Lissa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,364
About 1 in 101,889 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1963
122 births
Total Registered
3,966
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lissa
Lissa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,966 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lissa as a female name
Ranked #7,786 in 2024
14 female births in 2024
Peak: 1963 (122 births)
Lissa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lissa span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 989 babies were registered. Lissa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lissa by Decade
How has Lissa 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.
Lissa by State
Birth registrations for Lissa span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Missouri. On average, about 78 Lissas were registered per state.
Lissa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lissa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Lissa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lissa?
We estimate approximately 3,364 people named Lissa 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 101,889 Americans share this first name.
Is Lissa a common name?
Lissa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,966 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lissa most popular?
Lissa reached peak popularity in 1963, when 122 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lissa is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lissa a female name?
Lissa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lissa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lissa Smith, Lissa Johnson, Lissa 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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