Alisa is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Alisa means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Alisa across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Alisa has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Alisa is a girl name of Germanic origin meaning “noble”. A variant of Alissa or Alice.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 34,727 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 1,282 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 72 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 11 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 156 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Alisa per year, United States (1945 to 2025). United States peaked in 1970 (1,153/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2015 (79/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2019 (13/yr) · Scotland peaked in 1980 (5/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2016 (4/yr).
Alisa has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1970, when it ranked #480 nationally (given to 1,153 babies that year).
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