Lis is a rare variant of Lisa that peaked in 1961 and remains in steady use.
Lis is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #9,221 for girl births in the United States (and #15,681 across all names), given to 11 babies. Lis first appears in 1953 and peaked in 1961 (13 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | #9,221 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | #16,689 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | #10,824 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | #11,815 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | #12,957 |
| 2020 | 13 | 13 | #8,229 |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | #11,003 |
| 2018 | 10 | 10 | #10,253 |
| 2017 | 12 | 12 | #9,110 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | #13,755 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | #18,446 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | #18,427 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | #19,014 |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 | #9,328 |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 | #11,099 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | #15,633 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | #17,702 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | #17,033 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #14,562 |
| 1987 | 10 | — | #7,107 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | #8,697 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | #8,590 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | #8,775 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | #9,813 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | #7,815 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #9,641 |
| 1976 | 7 | — | #7,758 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | #7,613 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | #8,267 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #7,977 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #9,020 |
| 1971 | 9 | — | #5,801 |
| 1970 | 7 | — | #6,737 |
| 1969 | 9 | — | #5,280 |
| 1968 | 10 | — | #4,650 |
| 1967 | 11 | — | #4,185 |
| 1966 | 8 | — | #5,091 |
| 1965 | 9 | — | #4,685 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | #6,433 |
| 1963 | 8 | — | #5,110 |
| 1962 | 9 | — | #4,727 |
| 1961 | 13 | — | #3,704 |
| 1959 | 10 | — | #4,183 |
| 1958 | 7 | — | #5,190 |
| 1957 | 6 | — | #5,785 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | #5,405 |