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Alisa

“Variant of Alice — Noble character” — Germanic via Old French origin

Girl's name · #1654 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Few names move less than Alisa — on the books since 1945, #1654 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 35,000 girls share it.

Around the world: #28 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #33 in Finland (Finnish-sp.) (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 14 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Alisas

• Alisa Freindlich — Soviet and Russian actress
• Alisä Ğällämevä — Russian chess player
• Alisa Kleybanova — Russian tennis player
• Alisa Camplin — Australian freestyle skier
• Alisa Marić — Serbian chess player

In stories & tradition

• Alisa Selezneva — The Mystery of the Third Planet · Guest from the Future
• Alisa Bosconovitch — Tekken 6 · Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion
• Alisa Mikhailovna Kujō — Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian

What Alisas become

Among 304 notable people named Alisa:

Sports figures appear 1.76× more often than among typical names — e.g. Alisä Ğällämevä, Russian chess player.

Similar names: Alissa · Robyn · Alize · Elisha · Nadine · Alyson

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