Alisa
How to say it: uh-LEE-suh · /əˈlisə/
Variant of Alice/Alicia; from Old High German Adalheidis: 'adal' (noble) + 'heid' (kind); 'of noble kind.'
Alisa was the 349th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 125 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1970s, its births are down about 22% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #389 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #349 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 125 |
| Share of births | 1 in 3,504 |
| Peak decade | 1970s |
| Change over 10 years | −22% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #389 |
| In France, 2025 | #132 among girls’ names, 15 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Alisa peaked in the 1970s and is less common today.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Ali
- Lisa
- Allie
Honouring a Alisa in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Alisa is about 1 in 146.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish.
In France: #132 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Alisa
- Alisa Freindlich (born 1934)Soviet and Russian actress
- Alisa Kleybanova (born 1989)Russian tennis player
- Alisa Camplin (born 1974)Australian freestyle skier
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