Given name
Lisandra
“helper and defender of mankind”
Lisandra is a variant of Lysandra. In Greek use, Lysandra carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lisandra is a variant of Lysandra. In Greek use, Lysandra carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1956. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lisandra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,702
- 0 boys · 1,702 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 88 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,833 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −17%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,833 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 16.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 88 in 2010. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,679 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lisandra’s family of names
Lisandra has a related form in Lysandra.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Lisandra
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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