Leisa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LEE-sa
- Origin
- Hebrew
Leisa is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is an oath”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Leisa mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Lisa, a short form of Elizabeth
“my God is an oath”
A spelling of Lisa, which began as a short form of Elizabeth.
Is Leisa a girl's or a boy's name?
Leisa is a girls' name.
How popular is Leisa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1958, with 344 girls. It first appears in the records in 1948.
Half of all the girls named Leisa in the US since 1880 were born between 1960 and 1969, the years shaded on the chart below.
Leisa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 9 | #10,307 |
| 2022 | 9 | #10,377 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 13 | #6,636 |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,598 |
| 1993 | 14 | #6,257 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 24 | #4,202 |
| 1990 | 21 | #4,518 |
| 1989 | 24 | #4,014 |
| 1988 | 20 | #4,303 |
| 1987 | 27 | #3,328 |
| 1986 | 21 | #3,888 |
| 1985 | 28 | #3,169 |
| 1984 | 32 | #2,780 |
| 1983 | 35 | #2,551 |
| 1982 | 32 | #2,830 |
| 1981 | 37 | #2,529 |
| 1980 | 52 | #2,014 |
| 1979 | 36 | #2,525 |
| 1978 | 54 | #1,841 |
| 1977 | 43 | #2,162 |
| 1976 | 44 | #1,996 |
| 1975 | 42 | #2,060 |
| 1974 | 50 | #1,772 |
| 1973 | 57 | #1,607 |
| 1972 | 65 | #1,473 |
| 1971 | 116 | #1,041 |
| 1970 | 133 | #953 |
| 1969 | 163 | #807 |
| 1968 | 209 | #668 |
| 1967 | 235 | #620 |
| 1966 | 241 | #612 |
| 1965 | 253 | #611 |
| 1964 | 265 | #617 |
| 1963 | 300 | #568 |
| 1962 | 317 | #551 |
| 1961 | 323 | #548 |
| 1960 | 298 | #568 |
| 1959 | 270 | #604 |
| 1958 | 344 | #523 |
| 1957 | 285 | #572 |
| 1956 | 116 | #934 |
| 1955 | 67 | #1,228 |
| 1954 | 46 | #1,480 |
| 1953 | 30 | #1,833 |
| 1952 | 32 | #1,745 |
| 1951 | 14 | #2,809 |
| 1950 | 8 | #3,960 |
| 1949 | 11 | #3,175 |
| 1948 | 6 | #4,649 |
Names like Leisa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lisa Laura Rebecca Linda Jana Liza Lana Dina Melissa Marla Michelle Paula
Names related to Leisa
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Leisa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/leisa, updated 20 October 2026.