Lisette: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,712

among girls · ↓90 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Lisette · -3% vs 2024

How common

1 in 55,423

girls born in 2025

Peak year

1999

395 babies

All-time total

9,581

#1,724 all-time among girls

First recorded

1882

in Social Security records

Lisette popularity over time

9,581 babies have been named Lisette since 1882, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	17	2	–	#883
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	16	2	–	#1,704
1910s	21	2	+31%	#2,770
1920s	16	2	-24%	#4,700
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	74	7	–	#2,653
1950s	263	26	+255%	#1,667
1960s	1,048	105	+298%	#700
1970s	1,737	174	+66%	#700
1980s	1,670	167	-4%	#851
1990s	2,199	220	+32%	#616
2000s	1,776	178	-19%	#861
2010s	581	58	-67%	#1,855
2020s (to 2025)	163	27	-53%	#4,465

Where Lisette is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	29	0.02	outside top 500
2027	29	0.02	outside top 500
2028	29	0.02	outside top 500
2029	29	0.02	outside top 500
2030	28	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Lisette

Lisette is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,712 in 2025 with 29 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1882, 9,581 American babies have been named Lisette. Its peak came in 1999, when 395 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Lisette stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lisette?

The median living Lisette is about 35 years old; half are between 25 and 49. An estimated 9,200 people named Lisette are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Lisette year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	29	#4,712
2024	30	#4,622
2023	29	#4,708
2022	18	#6,605
2021	31	#4,465
2020	26	#4,955
2019	36	#4,046
2018	29	#4,728
2017	41	#3,742
2016	42	#3,683
2015	55	#3,074
2014	59	#2,910
2013	61	#2,828
2012	67	#2,671
2011	81	#2,312
2010	110	#1,855
2009	89	#2,219
2008	119	#1,819
2007	121	#1,777
2006	153	#1,457
2005	183	#1,243
2004	234	#1,011
2003	178	#1,202
2002	214	#1,018
2001	229	#959
2000	256	#861
1995	169	#1,061
1990	200	#947
1985	172	#921
1980	160	#937
1975	158	#846
1970	224	#700
1965	79	#1,213
1960	41	#1,779
1955	24	#2,254
1950	16	#2,618
1945	8	#3,551
1940	5	#4,742
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	6	#4,700
1915	7	#3,635
1910	–	–
1905	5	#2,101
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	7	#883
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Lisette, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Lisette?

The median living Lisette is about 35 years old. Half of all living Lisettes are between 25 and 49 years old.

How many people named Lisette are alive today?

An estimated 9,200 people named Lisette are alive in the United States, based on 9,581 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lisette mean?

A female given name from French.

How popular is the name Lisette in 2025?

Lisette ranked #4,712 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 29 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lisette?

9,581 babies have been named Lisette in the United States since 1882, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lisette most popular?

Lisette peaked in 1999, when 395 newborns received the name.

Is Lisette a boy or girl name?

Lisette is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Lisette rising or falling?

Lisette is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Lisette become more popular?

Lisette looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 28 girls named Lisette in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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