Girl name Russian origin Christian tradition

Alisa

ə-LEE-sə · 5 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Noble, Russian and German variant of Alice
Language
Russian
Culture
Russian;German
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Russian · variant
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1442
2024 births152
Peak year1970
First appeared1945
Total US births34,578
1970 peak19451965198520042024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
AliLisa
Alternate spellings
AlyssaAlissaAlyssa
In other languages
Alisa (Russian)Alice (English)

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Notable people named Alisa

Alisa Reyes (actress)
Alisa Allapach (figure)
Alisa Weilerstein (cellist)