Girls' name · since 1954
Liese
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.
- #23,212 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 144
- born since 1954
- 1960s
- peak decade
Liese sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 144 recorded since 1954.
Social Security Administration records show Liese recorded 144 times among girls since 1954, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 1980.
- #23,212 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 144 born since 1954
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Liese ranks #23,212 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 144 born since 1954, peaking in the 1960s.
- #23,212 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 144
- born since 1954
- 1960s
- peak decade
Liese's 144 recorded births place it above 67.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Liese's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Liese's full recorded timeline at 1963, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1954, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1961 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Liese popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1980
- Peak year (1961)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Liese by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (88 births, 61% of the file).
1960s was Liese's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Liese births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
45 births
- 1960s
1960s
88 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 88 births (61% of all-time use).
Liese by state
Where Liese concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.5% |
5 of 144 births nationwide.
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What to do with Liese's data
- Liese's decade-level peak was the 1960s (88 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lieses (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Liese: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1954–1980 (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 Liese 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.