Lise

Where Lise comes from

From the French, and possible also from Scandinavian, Lise. Variant of more common English Lisa.
— Wiktionary's entry for Lise
  • French
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1917
    Lise Nørgaard born
    Danish writer and journalist
  2. 1922
    First appearance
    #5,009 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1959
    Peak, #818
    157 babies named Lise — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1967
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,299.
  5. 1978
    Lise Rønne born
    Danish television personality
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from French.
  • A diminutive of the female given name Lisa.
Namesakes
  • Lise Rønne · Danish television personality, born 1978
  • Lise Nørgaard · Danish writer and journalist, 1917–2023
  • Lise Haavik · Danish and Norwegian musician, born 1962
  • Lise Legrand · Olympic wrestler, born 1976
  • Lise London · politician from France, 1916–2012

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.