How Many People Are Named Lissett?
An estimated 576 people in the United States have the first name Lissett. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Lissett peaked in popularity in 1999 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lissett 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 Lissett paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
576
About 1 in 595,060 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1999
28 births
Total Registered
608
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lissett
Lissett is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 608 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lissett as a female name
Ranked #13,967 in 2014
7 female births in 2014
Peak: 1999 (28 births)
Lissett: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lissett span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 177 babies were registered. Lissett has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lissett by Decade
How has Lissett 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.
Lissett by State
Birth registrations for Lissett span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in New Jersey, Texas, New York. On average, about 45 Lissetts were registered per state.
Lissett + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lissett as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Lissett: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lissett?
We estimate approximately 576 people named Lissett 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 595,060 Americans share this first name.
Is Lissett a common name?
Lissett is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 608 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lissett most popular?
Lissett reached peak popularity in 1999, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lissett is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lissett a female name?
Lissett is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lissett Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lissett Smith, Lissett Johnson, Lissett 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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