Girls' name · since 1966
Leisl
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 79 babies named Leisl, peaking in 1966. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,770 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 79
- born since 1966
- 1960s
- peak decade
Leisl is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 79 have been recorded since 1966.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leisl has been recorded 79 times among girls since 1966, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 1991.
- #29,770 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 79 born since 1966
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leisl ranks #29,770 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 79 born since 1966, peaking in the 1960s.
- #29,770 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 79
- born since 1966
- 1960s
- peak decade
Leisl's 79 recorded births place it above 58.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Leisl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leisl splits its recorded history at 1982: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1966 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leisl popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1991
- Peak year (1966)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Leisl by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (32 births, 41% of the file).
1960s was Leisl's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Leisl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
32 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
30 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 32 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Leisl's decade-level peak was the 1960s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Leisl: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~25 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1966–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Leisl draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.