Lis
Lis is a female given name, sometimes short for Elisabeth. People with that name include:Lis Ahlmann (1894–1979), Danish weaver and textile designer Lis Brack-Bernsen, Danish and Swiss mathematician, historian of science, and historian of mathematics Lis Frost, Swedish cross country skier Lis Groes (1910–1974), Danish politician Lis Harris, American author and critic Lis Hartel (1921–2009),…
- Danish
- Swedish
Meaning & Origin of Lis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lis is a female given name, sometimes short for Elisabeth. People with that name include:Lis Ahlmann (1894–1979), Danish weaver and textile designer Lis Brack-Bernsen, Danish and Swiss mathematician, historian of science, and historian of mathematics Lis Frost, Swedish cross country skier Lis Groes (1910–1974), Danish politician Lis Harris, American author and critic Lis Hartel (1921–2009),…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Danish
- Swedish
The Story of Lis
The earliest SSA record of Lis as a baby girl name dates back to 1953, when 6 babies received it. 1961 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Lis — #3,608 in the national rankings. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 24% of all recorded Liss. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 349 Liss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Lis
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Names that sound like Lis
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About the name Lis
Lis is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1953 and has accumulated 349 births in the dataset. Lis's peak popularity came in 1961 when it ranked #3,608. Use the chart and map above to compare Lis'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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