Liisa
Liisa is a Finnish and Estonian female given name. Its name day is 19 November in both countries. It originated as a variation of the name Lisa or Alisa. As of January 2013, there are more than 100,000 women registered in Finland with this name. It is listed by the Finnish Population Register Centre as one of the top 10 most popular female given names ever.
Meaning & Origin of Liisa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Liisa is a Finnish and Estonian female given name. Its name day is 19 November in both countries. It originated as a variation of the name Lisa or Alisa. As of January 2013, there are more than 100,000 women registered in Finland with this name. It is listed by the Finnish Population Register Centre as one of the top 10 most popular female given names ever.
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The Story of Liisa
Liisa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1949, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1962, when 28 Liisas were born — ranking #2,263 that year. As of 2026, Liisa ranks #13,386 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 427 Liisas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Liisa
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Liisa Aibel (born 1972), Estonian actress
- Liisa Anttila (born 1974), Finnish orienteer
- Liisa Ehrberg (born 1988), Estonian cyclist
- Liisa Hyssälä (born 1948), Finnish politician
- Liisa Jaakonsaari (born 1945), Finnish politician
- Liisa Kauppinen (born 1939), Finnish human rights activist
- Liisa Laurila (born 1974), Finnish swimmer
- Liisa Lilleste (born 1985), Estonian footballer
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Names that sound like Liisa
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About the name Liisa
Liisa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1949 and has accumulated 427 births in the dataset. Liisa's peak popularity came in 1962 when it ranked #2,263. Use the chart and map above to compare Liisa's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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