US rank #5625 Girls' name Peak 2015 1,213 births

Liesel — #5625 US girls' name

1,213 babies named Liesel in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s711970s861980s1621990s1252000s2102010s3992020s155
#5625
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 68% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Liesel was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

63 babies were named Liesel in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Liesel

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,213 babies named Liesel between 1954 and 2024, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Liesel currently holds the #5625 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 63 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Liesel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 399 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Liesel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 26 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Utah. In total, SSA state-level files list Liesel in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Liesel 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 1,213 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.

Liesel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,213

Since 1954

71 years of records

Peak year

2015

63 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,625

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1954

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 2024

Liesel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1954

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
63
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
020406080 202420162008200019921984197619681954 5

Liesel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
399 births that decade — 33% of Liesel's all-time total
1950s51960s711970s861980s1621990s1252000s2102010s3992020s155

Liesel by state

Where Liesel concentrates geographically — total births since 1954

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Liesel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
26 2.1%
#2 California
24 2.0%
#3 Utah
18 1.5%
#4 Washington
11 0.9%
#5 Colorado
6 0.5%
#6 Minnesota
5 0.4%
#7 Ohio
5 0.4%
Texas share of Liesel's total US births 2.1%
Even split

26 of 1,213 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Liesel?
1,213 babies have been named Liesel since 1954. It currently ranks #5625 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 63 births.
When was Liesel most popular?
Liesel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 399 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Liesel most popular?
The top states for the name Liesel are Texas (26 births), California (24 births), Utah (18 births).
How long has the name Liesel been used?
Liesel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 71 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Liesel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Liesl, Lielle, Lien, Liel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1954–2024 (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.