Lysa
How to say it: lee-ZAH · /li.ˈza/
Modern French respelling of Lisa, from Hebrew Elisheba 'God is oath' - short for Elisabeth.
Lysa was the 870th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1960s, its births are down about 31% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #890 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 | #870 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 0 |
| Share of births | 1 in 12,950 |
| Peak decade | 1960s |
| Change over 10 years | −31% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #890 |
| In France, 2025 | #178 among girls’ names, 15 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Lysa peaked in the 1960s and is less common today.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Lysa is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French, Hebrew.
In France: #178 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Lysa
- Lysa Tchaptchet (born 2001)Cameroonian-born Spanish handball player
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