Lisa vs Magny
Lisa and Magnycompared 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 1980, Lisa was ranked #101 and Magny #636 among girls in Norway.
Lisa and Magny over time
Lisa and Magny appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Magny held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lisa in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Magny reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lisa 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls21 shared years, 1945–1980
Lisa held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Magny in 12.
Highest recorded here: Lisa #101 in 1980, Magny #205 in 1959.
The order changed in 1961: Lisa moved ahead. In 1960 they stood at #324 and #301; by 1961 that had become #264 and #493.
Most recent shared year, 1980: Lisa #101, Magny #636.
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 | Lisa | Magny |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A short form of Elizabeth, often used independently — notably the name of the subject of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Hebrew, short form of Elizabeth | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈliː.sə/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #174 (2025) | Norway · Girls #636 (1980) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lisa has a recorded origin (Hebrew, short form of Elizabeth); Magny does not have one recorded yet.
- Lisa and Magny both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Lisa; Magny doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
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 #661 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Magny
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #287 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1980
Highest recorded position: #205 among girls in Norway, in 1959 (recorded 1945–1980).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1980
Most recently recorded at #636 among girls in Norway, in 1980.
Norway · Girls