Lisa is a girl's name of Italian origin meaning “my God is an oath.” In 2024 it was given to 262 girls in the United States.
Lisa belongs to the Italian and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “my God is an oath” — is the sense carried by its Italian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Lisa first appears in Social Security records in 1886. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1 in 1962, and in 2024 262 babies received the name — 966,965 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Lisa means “my God is an oath” in its Italian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Lisa is a girl name. In 2024, 262 babies received the name in the US.
Lisa comes from the Italian and English & American tradition.
Lisa first appears in US records in 1886. Its best-ever ranking was #1 in 1962, and 262 babies were given the name in 2024.
Lisa is pronounced /ˈliːsə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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