Girls' name · since 1954
Liesel
1,241 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.
- #6,463 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,794 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,241
- born since 1954
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,241 babies have been named Liesel since 1954, making it today's #4794 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Liesel has been recorded 1,241 times among girls since 1954, currently ranked #4794 nationally and more common than 72% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2025.
- #6,463 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,794 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,241 born since 1954
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Liesel ranks #6,463 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,794 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,241 born since 1954, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,463 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,794 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,241
- born since 1954
- 2010s
- peak decade
Liesel's 1,241 recorded births place it above 91.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Liesel compares
1,241 Top 29% higher than 71% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Liesel's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Liesel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,241 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 63 | 21 | 19,840 |
Liesel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Liesel's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1954, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 63, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Liesel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Liesel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (399 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Liesel's strongest decade.
399 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Liesel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 71
1960s
71 births
- 1970s 86
1970s
86 births
- 1980s
1980s
162 births
- 1990s 125
1990s
125 births
- 2000s
2000s
210 births
- 2010s
2010s
399 births
- 2020s
2020s
183 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 399 births (32% of all-time use).
How Liesel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Liesel's total volume
Liesel by state
Where Liesel concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 26 | 2.1% |
| #2 | California | | 24 | 1.9% |
| #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% |
26 of 1,241 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Liesel's data
- Liesel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (399 total births) through the 2020s (183) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Liesels (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Liesel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1954–2025 (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 Liesel 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.