Given name
Ailisa
“one who is noble and kind”
Ailisa is a variant of Ailis. One Irish interpretation is “one who is noble and kind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ailisa is a variant of Ailis. One Irish interpretation is “one who is noble and kind.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ailisa is a variant of Ailis. An origin associated with Ailis is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ailisa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12
- 0 boys · 12 girls
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1979. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1970.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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