Lisette
A diminutive of the French name Élise, derived from Elizabeth, meaning "consecrated to God."
Name Census estimates that about 8,827 living Americans carry the first name Lisette. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Lisette today is around 37 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lisette births was 1999 (395 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lisette. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Lisette with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
8.8K
~ 1 in 38,830 Americans
Peak year
1999
395 babies that year
Average age
37
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,717
Tracked since 1882
Census
Lisette in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 9,309 people with the first name Lisette, which placed it at #2,583 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#2,583
National first-name rank
People counted
9.3K
9,309 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
3.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
77.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lisette
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lisette is Hispanic at 77.0%. The next largest groups are White (16.1%) and Black (4.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Lisette described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Lisette at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino77.0% · 7,164
- White16.1% · 1,496
- Black or African American4.1% · 383
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.5% · 139
- Two or more races1.1% · 106
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 21
Popularity
Lisette: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lisette from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 13 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 2,199 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lisette by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Lisette during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Lisettes live
The SSA's state-level files cover 20 states and territories. California, New York, Illinois recorded the most babies named Lisette, while Louisiana, Oregon, Virginia recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 366 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Lisette
Lisette is a French feminine given name derived from the name Élisabeth, the French form of the Hebrew name Elizabeth meaning "God is my oath." The name Lisette is a French diminutive or pet form of Élisabeth, with the addition of the diminutive suffix "-ette."
The name Lisette first emerged in France during the Middle Ages, around the 12th or 13th century, as a affectionate form of Élisabeth. It was particularly popular among the French nobility and upper classes during this time.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Lisette can be found in the French medieval romance poem "Roman de la Rose" (Romance of the Rose), written in the 13th century. In the poem, a character named Lisette is mentioned, suggesting that the name was in use during that period.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Lisette. One of the most famous was Lisette de Buren (1573-1644), a Dutch noblewoman and lady-in-waiting to Princess Louise de Coligny. She was known for her beauty and her role in court intrigues during the Dutch Golden Age.
Another prominent figure was Lisette de Mirbel (1629-1698), a French playwright and novelist who authored several works, including the novel "La Marquise de Gange" and the play "La Fausse Prude."
In the 18th century, Lisette Charpentier (1720-1796) was a French actress and dancer who performed at the Comédie-Française in Paris. She was celebrated for her roles in comedies and was a favorite of King Louis XV.
The name Lisette also appears in literature, such as in the play "La Fille Capitaine" (The Girl Captain) by Montfleury, where one of the characters is named Lisette.
Another notable figure was Lisette Deniert (1886-1976), a French painter and engraver who was part of the Fauvist movement in the early 20th century. Her works were exhibited in several prestigious galleries and museums in France and abroad.
While the name Lisette has French origins, it has been adopted and used in various other cultures and languages over time, often as a diminutive form of the name Elizabeth or its variants.
People
Lisette + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Lisette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Lisette: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lisette?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 8,827 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lisette going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 38,830 US residents.
Is Lisette a common name?
We classify Lisette as "Rare". It ranks above 97.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 9,551 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lisette most popular?
The single biggest year for Lisette was 1999, when 395 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lisette is about 37 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Lisette in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 9,309 people with the name Lisette, or 3.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #2,583 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Lisette in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Lisette?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Lisette appears almost entirely female. Of the 9,307 people counted with this name, 99.9% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Lisette?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lisette is Hispanic at 77.0%. The next largest groups are White (16.1%) and Black (4.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Lisette most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Lisette in the 2020 Census, accounting for 77.0% (7,164 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Lisette in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Lisette a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Lisette in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Lisette still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lisette in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Lisette can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Lisette?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.