Lisa (given name)

Lisa
Pronunciation	/ˈliːsə/
Gender	Female
Origin
Language(s)	English, Italian
Meaning	God's promise
Other names
Related names	Elizabeth, Liz, Eliza, Lisha

Last updated August 28, 2025

Lisa is a feminine given name. In the United Kingdom, the name Lisa began to gain popularity during the 1960s, by 1974 it was the fifth most popular female name there, and a decade later it was the 14th most popular female name there. However, by 1996 it had fallen out of the top 100.^[1] Similarly, in the United States it was the most popular female name for most of the 1960s and in the top 10 through most of the 1970s before falling.^{[ citation needed ]}

Notable people with the given name Lisa

Lisa (French musician) (born Lisa Gautier, 1977) French singer performing as "Lisa"
Lisa (Japanese musician, born 1974) stylized "LISA", Elizabeth Sakura Narita, member of the Japanese hip-hop group m-flo
Lisa Marie Abato (born 1966/1967), American pornographic actress turned anti-pornography activist
Lisa Aisato (born 1981), Norwegian illustrator and author
Lisa Allen (born 1981), British chef
Lisa Ambalavanar, English actress
Anna Lisa Andersson (1873–1958), Swedish reporter
Lisa Ann (born 1972), American pornographic actress
Lisa Arce (born 1969), beach volleyball player
Lisa Arrindell (born 1969), American actress
Lisa Ashton (born 1970), English darts player
Lisa Aukland (born 1958), American bodybuilder and powerlifter
Lisa Aziz (born 1962), British television presenter
Lisa Banes (1955–2021), American actress
Lisa Barbuscia (born 1969), American model, singer and actress
Lisa Barlow (born 1974), American television personality and businesswoman
Lisa Feldman Barrett (born 1963), American psychological scientist and neuroscientist
Lisa Barros D'Sa, British director and actress
Lisa Batiashvili (born 1979), Georgian musician
Lisa Beamer (born 1969), American writer
Lisa Bevill (born 1961), American musician
Lisa Bloom (born 1961), American lawyer
Lisa Blount (1957–2010), American actress
Lisa Blunt Rochester (born 1962), American politician
Lisa Bodnar, American nutritional and perinatal epidemiologist
Lisa Bonder (born 1965), American tennis player
Lisa Bonet (born 1967), American actress
Lisa Bowman (born 1988), Irish netball player
Lisa Boyle (born 1964), American model
Lisa Brennan-Jobs (born 1978), American author and daughter of Steve Jobs
Lisa Brenner, American actress
Lisa Butcher (born 1971), British model
Lisa Jo Chamberlin (born 1972), American convicted murderer
Lisa Chappell (born 1968), New Zealand actor
Lisa Coleman (born 1960), American musician and composer, member of The Revolution
Lisa Collins (born 1968), Australian actress
Lisa Cross (born 1978), British bodybuilder
Lisa Curry-Kenny (born 1962), Australian swimmer
Lisa D'Amato (born 1980), model and contestant in America's Next Top Model
Lisa Dahlkvist (born 1987), Swedish football player
Lisa D'Amour, American dramatist
Lisa De Leeuw (born 1958), American pornographic actress
Lisa Desjardins (born 1972), American political journalist
Lisa Dillon (born 1979), English actress
Lisa Dorrian, Irish woman who has been missing since 2005
Lisa Durupt, Canadian actress
Lisa Dwan (born 1977), Irish actress
Lisa Ekdahl (born 1971), Swedish singer
Lisa Eldridge (born 1974), British make-up artist
Lisa Edelstein (born 1966), American actress
Lisa Edwards (born 1958), Australian singer and musician
Lisa Eichhorn (born 1952), American actress, writer, and producer
Lisa Eilbacher (born 1957), American actress
Lisa Erlandsdotter (1774–1854), Swedish artist
Lisa Evans (born 1992), Scottish footballer
Lisa Faulkner (born 1972), English actress and TV presenter
Lisa Fischer (born 1958), American vocalist and songwriter
Lisa Anne Fletcher (1844–1905), American poet and correspondent
Lisa Foiles (born 1986), American actress
Lisa Fonssagrives (1911–1992), Swedish model
Lisa Franchetti (born 1964), American Navy admiral
Lisa Frank (born 1955), American artist and businesswoman
Lisa Ann French (1964–1973), American murder victim
Lisa Frenkel, American pediatrician, professor
Lisa Fuillerat (1965-2017), American murder victim
Lisa Gastineau (born 1959), American former model, reality TV star
Lisa Gastoni (born 1935), Italian actress
Lisa Germano (born 1958), American singer/songwriter
Lisa Gerrard (born 1961), Australian musician, singer and composer
Lisa Gherardini (1479–1542), namesake and possible model for the Mona Lisa
Lisa Gilroy (born 1989), Canadian actress and comedian
Lisa Glasberg (born 1956), American radio personality
Lisa Gleave (born 1976), Australian actress and model
Lisa Guerrero (born 1964), American journalist
Lisa Gunning, English film director, editor and writer
Lisa Hanawalt (born 1983), American illustrator and TV producer
Lisa Hanna (born 1975), Jamaican politician and beauty queen
Lisa Hannigan (born 1981), Irish singer-songwriter
Lisa M. Hansen, American producer, actress, director, and writer
Lisa Harper (born 1963), American Christian author, bible educator, and speaker
Lisa Harriton, American singer-songwriter, keyboardist and sound designer
Lisa Harrow (born 1943), New Zealand actress
Lisa Hartman Black (born 1956), American actress and singer
Lisa Haydon (born 1986), Indian actress, TV presenter and model
Lisa Heller, American singer, songwriter and philanthropist
Lisa Hilton (born 1974), British author
Lisa Ho (born 1960), Australian fashion designer
Lisa Hochstein (born 1982), Canadian-American television personality
Lisa Hoffman (born 1954), American businesswoman
Lisa Holm (1998–2015), Swedish murder victim
Lisa Höpink (born 1998), German swimmer
Lisa Jakub (born 1978), Canadian writer, yoga teacher, and former actress
Lisa Jewell (born 1968), British author
Lisa Johnson, American photographer
Lisa A. Johnson (born 1967), American diplomat
Lisa Joyner (born 1966), American television personality
Lisa Linn Kanae, Hawaiian professor
Lisa Kehler (born 1967), English race walker
Lisa Kelly (born 1980), American trucker
Lisa Kelly (born 1977), Irish classical singer
Lisa Kleypas (born 1964), American author
Lisa M. Koonin, American public health official
Lisa Kudrow (born 1963), American actress
Lisa Lambe (born 1983), Irish singer and performer
Lisa Lampanelli (born 1961), American comedian
Lisa Lashes (born 1971), English electronic dance music DJ and producer
Lisa Lavie (born 1983), Canadian singer-songwriter
Lisa Leslie (born 1972, American basketball player
Lisa Lilja (born 1996), Swedish sprinter
Lisa Lillien, American entrepreneur
Lisa Ling (born 1973), American journalist
Lisa Lockhart (born 1965), American barrel racer
Lisa Loeb (born 1968), American musician, author and actress
Lisa Lois (born 1987), Dutch singer
Lisa Lopes (1971–2002), American rapper, singer, songwriter, dancer, and former member of TLC
Lisa Lopez, Tejano singer
Lisa Loring (1958–2023), American actress
Lisa Lu (born 1927), Chinese actress
Lisa Lucas (born 1961), American actress and journalist
Lisa Mainiero (born 1957), American writer and management professor
Lisa Manoban (born 1997), stage name Lisa, Thai rapper, singer, dancer, actress, and member of BLACKPINK
Lisa Martin (disambiguation), multiple people
Lisa Marx (born 1981), American guitarist and member of Kittie
Lisa McClain (born 1966), American politician
Lisa McCune (born 1971), Australian actress
Lisa McGee (born 1980), Northern Irish screenwriter and playwright
Lisa McGrillis (born 1982), British actress
Lisa McPherson (1959–1995), American scientologist
Lisa McVey (born 1967), American police officer and motivational speaker, kidnapping victim of Bobby Joe Long
Lisa Middelhauve (born 1980), German singer
Lisa Millar (born 1969), Australian television presenter and journalist
Lisa Ann Millican (1969–1982), American murder victim
Lisa Mirabello, American medical geneticist
Lisa Mitchell (born 1990), Australian musician
Lisa Monaco (born 1968), American attorney
Lisa Moorish (born 1972), British singer
Ivory (wrestler) née Lisa Moretti (born 1961), American wrestler
Lisa Murkowski (born 1957), American lawyer and politician
Lisa Naalsund (born 1995), Norwegian footballer
Lisa Nandy (born 1979), British politician
Lisa Niemi (born 1956), American actress, widow of Patrick Swayze
Lisa Nowak (born 1963), American astronaut; arrested for attempted kidnap and attempted murder
Lisa Ono (born 1962), Japanese-Brazilian bossa nova singer
Lisa Origliasso (born 1984), Australian musician, member of The Veronicas
Lisa Ortiz, American voice actress
Lisa Osofsky, British-American lawyer
Lisa Oz (born 1963), American author and radio host
Lisa Parks (born 1967), American media scholar
Lisa Paus (born 1968), German politician
Lisa Brix Pedersen (born 1996), Danish discus thrower
Lisa Jane Persky (born 1955), American actress
Lisa Piccirillo (born 1990 or 1991), American mathematician
Lisa Powell (born 1970), Australian field hockey player
Lisa Marie Presley (1968–2023), American singer, daughter of Elvis Presley
Lisa Randall (born 1962), American theoretical physicist
Lisa Ray (born 1972), Canadian actress
Lisa Raymond (born 1973), American tennis player
Lisa Rinehart, American dancer
Lisa Rieffel (born 1975), American actress and singer
Lisa Rinna (born 1963), American actress
Lisa Robin Kelly (1970–2013), American actress
Lisa Rogers (born 1971), Welsh television presenter
Lisa Rubin (born 1977), Canadian theatre director
Lisa Ruddy, Canadian actress who was a cast member on the Canadian sketch comedy TV series You Can't Do That on Television
Lisa Ryder (born 1968), Canadian actress
Lisa Salters (born 1966), American journalist
Lisa Scott, Australian film producer
Lisa Scott-Lee (born 1975), British singer, member of Steps
Lisa Scottoline (born 1955), American writer
Lisa See (born 1955), American writer
Lisa Selesner, known as Lisa S. (born 1978), American international model, actress and veejay
Lisa Simes (born 1976), Canadian artistic gymnast
Lisa Simone (born 1962), American singer, composer and actress
Lisa Marie née Lisa Marie Smith (born 1968), American model and actress
Lisa Snowdon (born 1972), English television presenter
Lisa Stahl (born 1965), American actress
Lisa Stansfield (born 1966), British singer
Lisa Steier (1888–1928), Swedish ballerina
Lisa Stokke (born 1975), Norwegian actress and singer
Lisa Su (born 1969), Taiwanese-American executive, CEO of Advanced Micro Devices
Lisa Tucker (born 1989), American singer
Lisa Unger (born 1970), American author
Lisa Vanderpump (born 1960), American television personality and businesswoman
Lisa Marie Varon (born 1971), American bodybuilder, fitness competitor, and wrestler
Lisa Velez (born 1966), singer, better known as Lisa Lisa
Lisa Vicari (born 1997), German actress
Lisa Vidal (born 1965), American actress
Lisa Vultaggio, Canadian actress
Lisa Wallace, Big Brother 2009 contestant
Lisa Ann Walter (born 1963), American actress
Lisa Walton (born 1975), New Zealand field hockey player
Lisa Welander (1909–2001), Swedish neurologist
Lisa Whelchel, American actress, author, speaker and singer
Lisa Wilcox (born 1964), American actress
Lisa Willner, American politician
Lisa Wooding (born 1979), English field hockey player
Lisa Wu, American actress and television personality
Lisa Yamada (born 2002), American actress
Lisa Yamanaka, Canadian actress and voice actress
Lisa Yaszek, American professor
Lisa Yee (born 1959), American writer
Lisa Yuskavage (born 1962), American artist
Lisa Zaar (born 2000), Swedish tennis player
Lisa Zaiser (born 1994), Austrian swimmer
Lisa Zane (born 1961), American actress and singer
Lisa Zimmermann (born 2003), German artistic gymnast
Lisa Zimmermann (born 1996), German freestyle skier
Lisa Zimouche (born 1999), French freestyle footballer
Lisa Zukoff (born 1962), American politician
Lisa Zunshine (born 1968), American scholar of literature and cognitive science
Lisa Zwerling, American physician
List of names starting with Lisa

Fictional characters

Lisa, a character from the animated film, Ponyo
Lisa, a character in the film 1978 pornographic movie Debbie Does Dallas
Lisa, a character in the 1981 American slasher movie The Prowler
Lisa, a character in the television show Home Improvement
Lisa, a character in the 2005 American science fiction adventure Zathura: A Space Adventure
Lisa, a character played by Nicole Eggert in the 2008 Television movie A Christmas Proposal
Lisa, a character in the movie 2009 American comedy film The Hangover
Lisa Asparagus, a character and Junior's mom in the video series VeggieTales
Lisa Burnett, founder and President of SPS^{[ clarification needed ]}
Lisa (1990 film), a 1990 film starring Cheryl Ladd, featuring a character named Lisa
Lisa (2001 film), a 2001 film starring Marion Cotillard, featuring a character named Lisa
Lisa, mythical girlfriend of the Internet Oracle
Lisa, portrayed by Juliette Danielle, the female lead in Tommy Wiseau's film The Room
Lisa in the film Weird Science
Lisa, one of the protagonists of the book series featuring Gaspard and Lisa
Lisa Minci, a character in 2020 video game Genshin Impact
Lisa Armstrong, the titular character of the video game Lisa: The Painful
Lisa Braeden, a character in the television series Supernatural
Lisa Chadway, a character in the 1997 American drama television movie Deep Family Secrets
Lisa Cuddy, a character in House M.D.
Lisa Davis, a character in the 1980 American disaster comedy movie Airplane!
Lisa Dingle, a character in the popular British soap opera Emmerdale
Lisa Douglas, the socialite wife of Oliver Wendell Douglas in the 1960s sitcom Green Acres
Lisa Fortier, a fictional voodoo priestess portrayed by Pam Grier in the blaxploitation film Scream Blacula Scream (1973)
Lisa Carol Fremont, a character played by Grace Kelly in Alfred Hitchcock's film Rear Window (1954)
Lisa Garland, a character in the video game franchise Silent Hill
Lisa Grimaldi, a character in the soap opera As the World Turns
Lisa Haglund, a character of the Bert Diaries novels series
Lisa Hamilton, a character in the Dead or Alive video game series
Lisa Hayes, a character in the American television sitcom Diff'rent Strokes
Lisa Hayes, a main character in the Robotech television series
Lisa Heffenbacher, a character from the TV series The Electric Company
Lisa Imai, character from mixed-media franchise, BanG Dream!
Lisa Kramer, a character in the 2004 American romantic comedy movie Along Came Polly
Lisa Landry, a character from the American sitcom Sister, Sister
Lisa Loud a character from The Loud House
Lisa Miller a character from the graphic novel series Scott Pilgrim
Lisa McDowell, a character in the 1988 American romantic comedy film Coming to America
Lisa Nelson, the main character in the 1975 novel The Girl Who Owned a City
Lisa Niles, a character in the American soap opera General Hospital
Lisa Rogan, a character from The House of the Dead
Lisa Rowe, a charismatic sociopath portrayed by Angelina Jolie in the film Girl, Interrupted
Lisa Simpson, a character in the TV Show The Simpsons; she is the daughter of Homer and Marge Simpson
Lisa Snart, a DC supervillainess known as Golden Glider
Lisa Yadomaru, a vizard and former lieutenant, later captain in manga Bleach
Lisa Tepes, wife of Count Dracula and mother of Alucard in both the video game and animated series Castlevania
Lisa Trevor, a character in the horror survival series games "Resident Evil"
Lisa Turtle, a character in the teen show Saved by the Bell
Lisa Watmough, a character in Robert Swindells's book Room 13
Lisa Wilbourn, a character in the novel Worm (web serial)
Princess Lisa, a character in Tolstoy's book War and Peace

References

↑ "Lisa - Meaning And Origin Of The Name Lisa". BabyNames.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2011.

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[1] "Lisa - Meaning And Origin Of The Name Lisa". BabyNames.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2011.

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Lisa (given name)

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Notable people with the given name Lisa

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