Lisa

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Lisa

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Lisa is an English diminutive of Elizabeth, the English form of the Hebrew name, Elisheva, or Elisheba. Originally it meant “My God is Bountiful,” “God of Plenty,” “Consecrated to God,” “Oath of God,” “God is Satisfaction,” or “God is Perfection.”

History:
Lisa, based on the German diminutive Lise, or Liesl, became popular in the 1950s.
Please see Elizabeth for more information.

Pronunciation: lees-ah.

Famous Bearers:
Miscellaneous:
Lisa Simpson (1989)
Animated television character from The Simpsons (1990-?)

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.704% named Lisa

Popularity of Lisa:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1940: N/A
1940-1950: 464th most popular.
1950-1960: 38th most popular.
1960-1970: 1st most popular.
1960: 5th most popular.
1961: 2nd most popular.
1962: 1st most popular.
1963: 1st most popular.
1964: 1st most popular.
1965: 1st most popular.
1966: 1st most popular.
1967: 1st most popular.
1968: 1st most popular.
1969: 1st most popular.
1970: 2nd most popular.
1971: 3rd most popular.
1972: 3rd most popular.
1973: 4th most popular.
1974: 7th most popular.
1975: 8th most popular.
1976: 8th most popular.
1980-1990: 31st most popular.
1990: 64th most popular.
1991: 77th most popular.
1992: 88th most popular.
1993: 101st most popular.
1994: 125th most popular.
1995: 140th most popular.
1996: 166th most popular.
1997: 194th most popular.
1998: 227th most popular.
1999: 281st most popular.
2000: 298th most popular.
2001: 335th most popular.
2002: 364th most popular.
2003: 369th most popular.

In France...
1900-1980: N/A
1982: 187th most popular.
1990: 94th most popular.
2000: 21st most popular.

In Ireland...
1998: 47th most popular.
1999: 47th most popular.
2000: 47th most popular.
2001: 55th most popular.
2002: 56th most popular.
2003: 64th most popular.