Recorded 1966–2023 Girls' name Peak 2015 136 births

Leisel — girls' name

136 babies named Leisel in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s251970s61980s191990s52000s182010s442020s19

The verdict

136 girls have been named Leisel since 1966, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.

136
total births
1966–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
32%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Leisel was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

11 babies were named Leisel in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leisel

The Social Security Administration has registered 136 babies named Leisel between 1966 and 2023, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leisel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leisel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Leisel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leisel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 136 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Leisel at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

136

Since 1966

58 years of records

Peak year

2015

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1966

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2023

Leisel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1966

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2015)
11
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
4681012 20232019201520102000198619691966 5

Leisel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
44 births that decade — 32% of Leisel's all-time total
1960s251970s61980s191990s52000s182010s442020s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leisel?
136 babies have been named Leisel since 1966. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2015 with 11 births.
When was Leisel most popular?
Leisel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Leisel been used?
Leisel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 58 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Leisel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leilani, Leila, Leigh, Leia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1966–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.