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Alisa

girl name
Origin
Germanic
Syllables
3
Peak era
1960s/2010s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

variant of Alice, noble kind

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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1960s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Alisa peaked in the 1960s and the 2010s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

387 people · the #15,952 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 14

1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Alisa living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 95 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Alisa

People given the name Alisa in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1960 to 1999. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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The Alisa deep dive

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