Recorded 1954–1980 Girls' name Peak 1961 144 births

Liese — girls' name

144 babies named Liese in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s451960s881970s61980s5

The verdict

144 girls have been named Liese since 1954, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1980.

144
total births
1954–1980
years on record
1960s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Liese was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

16 babies were named Liese in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Liese

The Social Security Administration has registered 144 babies named Liese between 1954 and 1980, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Liese currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Liese performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 88 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Liese shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Liese in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Liese 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 144 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.

Liese at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

144

Since 1954

27 years of records

Peak year

1961

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1954

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1980

Liese popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1954

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1961)
16
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
05101520 1980196819651962195919561954 5

Liese by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
88 births that decade — 61% of Liese's all-time total
1950s451960s881970s61980s5

Liese by state

Where Liese concentrates geographically — total births since 1954

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Liese
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.5%
California share of Liese's total US births 3.5%

5 of 144 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Liese?
144 babies have been named Liese since 1954. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1961 with 16 births.
When was Liese most popular?
Liese was most popular in the 1960s decade with 88 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
Where is Liese most popular?
The top states for the name Liese are California (5 births).
How long has the name Liese been used?
Liese has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 27 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Liese?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Liesl, Liesel, Lielle, Lien, 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, 1954–1980 (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.