Lise
Lise is a name with multiple cultural origins: French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English.
- French
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Danish
Meaning & Origin of Lise
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lise is a name with multiple cultural origins: French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Danish
- English
The Story of Lise
The earliest SSA record of Lise as a baby girl name dates back to 1922, when 5 babies received it. 1959 was its biggest year on record, with 157 newborns named Lise — #818 in the national rankings. About 39% of every Lise on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Lise last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Lise
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Lise. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Babette
- Bess
- Bessie
- Beth
- Betina
- Betsy
- Bette
- Bettie
- Bettina
- Betty
- Buffy
- Eli
- Elisabet
- Élisabeth
- Elisabeth
- Élise
- Elise
- Eliza
- Elizabeth
- Ella
- Elle
- Ellie
- Elly
- Elsa
- Elsabeth
- Else
- Elsebeth
- Elsie
- Elsy
- Elyse
- Elyzabeth
- Isabeau
- Isabel
- Isabella
- Isabelle
- Isbel
- Isebella
- Izabelle
- Libbie
- Libby
- Liddy
- Lili
- Lilian
- Lilibet
- Lilibeth
- Lill
- Lilli
- Lillia
- Lillian
- Lillie
- Lilly
- Lis
- Lisa
- Lisbet
- Lisbeth
- Lisette
- Lison
- Liss
- Lissi
- Liz
- Liza
- Lizbeth
- Lizette
- Lizzie
- Lizzy
- Lys
- Tetty
Names that sound like Lise
Phonetically similar names — useful when Lise is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Lies
- Lyze
- Lose
- Laws
- Lice
- Liz
- Lays
- Lees
- Lez
- Loos
- Laze
- Leas
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Lise
Lise is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1922 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Lise's peak popularity came in 1959 when it ranked #818. Use the chart and map above to compare Lise'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.