Monalisa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- moh-nuh-LEE-suh
- Origin
- Italian
Monalisa is a girls' name of Italian origin, meaning “my lady Lisa”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Monalisa mean?
Italian: from Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa; mona is short for Italian madonna
“my lady Lisa”
The Mona Lisa portrays Lisa Gherardini, wife of the Florentine merchant Francesco del Giocondo.
Is Monalisa a girl's or a boy's name?
Monalisa is a girls' name.
How popular is Monalisa in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 6 girls.
Monalisa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
How popular is Monalisa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1965, with 37 girls. It first appears in the records in 1950.
Half of all the girls named Monalisa in the US since 1880 were born between 1965 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
Monalisa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 8 | #11,225 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 10 | #9,730 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 11 | #9,337 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 11 | #9,607 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,676 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,527 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,125 |
| 1995 | 13 | #6,636 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 17 | #5,477 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 22 | #4,375 |
| 1989 | 13 | #6,154 |
| 1988 | 16 | #5,060 |
| 1987 | 13 | #5,608 |
| 1986 | 19 | #4,184 |
| 1985 | 17 | #4,453 |
| 1984 | 27 | #3,143 |
| 1983 | 12 | #5,456 |
| 1982 | 15 | #4,714 |
| 1981 | 24 | #3,436 |
| 1980 | 15 | #4,742 |
| 1979 | 23 | #3,442 |
| 1978 | 14 | #4,679 |
| 1977 | 16 | #4,234 |
| 1976 | 19 | #3,539 |
| 1975 | 28 | #2,680 |
| 1974 | 34 | #2,290 |
| 1973 | 23 | #2,914 |
| 1972 | 17 | #3,543 |
| 1971 | 20 | #3,266 |
| 1970 | 20 | #3,208 |
| 1969 | 23 | #2,768 |
| 1968 | 20 | #2,874 |
| 1967 | 26 | #2,376 |
| 1966 | 24 | #2,452 |
| 1965 | 37 | #1,887 |
| 1964 | 23 | #2,599 |
| 1963 | 23 | #2,542 |
| 1962 | 22 | #2,604 |
| 1961 | 24 | #2,473 |
| 1960 | 19 | #2,819 |
| 1959 | 24 | #2,338 |
| 1958 | 12 | #3,542 |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,928 |
| 1955 | 9 | #4,068 |
| 1954 | 6 | #5,146 |
| 1953 | 10 | #3,686 |
| 1952 | 7 | #4,482 |
| 1951 | 16 | #2,576 |
| 1950 | 35 | #1,575 |
Nicknames for Monalisa
Names like Monalisa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Maria, Ariana, Lara, Mia, Mara, Eliana, Victoria, Liliana, Marnie, Maya, Aria, Sienna
More Italian names
Enzo, Bella, Kiara, Gemma, Ariyah, Milani, Ariya, Armani, Bianca, Siena, Ariah, Capri, Kara, Emiliana, Jemma, Alfredo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Monalisa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/monalisa, updated 20 October 2026.