girl's name
Lison
lee-ZOHN
- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (France)
- Births on record 13,401
France
#127
2025 births
Lison is a girl's name of Hebrew origin, a French diminutive of Élise and so of Elizabeth, meaning "God is my oath." It ranks 127th in France and appears in no other market we hold.
- Lison is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 2010, when 595 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 1,456 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1911.
Lison over time
Births per decade in France, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 10 |
| 1920s | 25 |
| 1930s | 10 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 10 |
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 30 |
| 1980s | 260 |
| 1990s | 1,050 |
| 2000s | 3,965 |
| 2010s | 5,450 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,575 |
What Lison means
Lison means God is my oath, inherited from Elizabeth. The Hebrew Elisheva joins El, God, with a root carrying both oath and seven — the number that made a promise binding in Hebrew custom, so the two senses are one idea.
Where Lison comes from
Lison is a French diminutive formed from Lise, itself short for Élise and behind that Élisabeth. The -on ending is a French affectionate suffix of the same family that gives Manon from Marie, Ninon from Anne and Jeanneton from Jeanne — a pattern that was largely rural and has been reviving since the 1990s. Elizabeth descends from the Hebrew Elisheva, borne in Exodus by Aaron's wife and in Luke by the mother of John the Baptist. Lison is best known in France through Marcel Pagnol and through the Lison of popular song, and it belongs to the same nostalgic register as Garance and Hortense: a name that reads as old-fashioned French rather than as international.
Lison in use
Lison ranks 127th in France with about 405 births in 2025 and is stable in our data with a peak in 2010. Our records carry it from 1911. It appears in no other market we hold, which puts it with Garance, Hortense, Ulysse and Olympe among the names that have not left France at all.
How popular is Lison?
In 2025, Lison was given to 405 babies in France, ranking #127 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Lison is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Lison
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lison also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lison over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Lison in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Lison
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lison — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lison
What does the name Lison mean?
Lison means "God is my oath," inherited from Elizabeth by way of Élise.
Is Lison short for Elise?
Yes, formed with the French -on suffix, like Manon from Marie.
Is Lison used outside France?
It appears in no other market in our data.
How do you pronounce Lison?
lee-ZOHN, with a nasal ending.
Is Lison a girl's or a boy's name?
Lison is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Lison most popular?
Lison peaked in 2010, when 595 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Lison a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lison currently ranks #127 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.