Alida vs Lisa
Alida and Lisacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Alida was ranked #219 and Lisa #174 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Alida was ranked #5687 and Lisa #734 among girls in England and Wales.
Alida and Lisa over time
Alida and Lisa appear together in 1 published list, across 35 years of shared records. Lisa held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Alida in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Lisa reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alida in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Alida and Lisa changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1991 and 2025, ending at #219 and #174.
- Longest-running competitions
Alida and Lisa were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, ending at #219 and #174.
List by list
Norway · Girls35 shared years, 1991–2025
Alida held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Lisa in 33.
Highest recorded here: Alida #127 in 2015, Lisa #37 in 1994.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alida #219, Lisa #174.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Alida | Lisa |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A short form of Elizabeth, often used independently — notably the name of the subject of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Hebrew, short form of Elizabeth |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈliː.sə/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #219 (2025) | Norway · Girls #174 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lisa has a recorded origin (Hebrew, short form of Elizabeth); Alida does not have one recorded yet.
- Alida has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Lisa.
- A meaning is recorded for Lisa; Alida doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Alida
Popularity journey
First recorded1991
First recorded at #629 among girls in Norway in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1991–2025
Highest recorded position: #127 among girls in Norway, in 2015 (recorded 1991–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #219 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Lisa
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #330 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1962–1997
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New Zealand, in 1968 (recorded 1962–1997).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #174 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls