Girls' name · since 1965
Liesl
Since 1965, U.S. Social Security records show 1,949 babies named Liesl, peaking in 1966. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,780 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,293 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,949
- born since 1965
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Liesl is the #4293 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,949 recorded since 1965.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Liesl has been recorded 1,949 times among girls since 1965, currently ranked #4293 nationally and more common than 75% 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 1965 to 2025.
- #4,780 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,293 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,949 born since 1965
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Liesl ranks #4,780 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,293 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,949 born since 1965, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,780 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,293 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,949
- born since 1965
- 2010s
- peak decade
Liesl's 1,949 recorded births place it above 93.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Liesl compares
1,949 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Liesl's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Liesl | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,949 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 100 | 21 | 19,840 |
Liesl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Liesl splits its recorded history at 1995: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (14 births) -- compare that against the 1966 peak of 100 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Liesl popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025
- Peak year (1966)
- 100
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Liesl by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (417 births, 21% of the file).
2010s was Liesl's strongest decade.
417 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Liesl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
377 births
- 1970s
1970s
246 births
- 1980s
1980s
308 births
- 1990s
1990s
199 births
- 2000s
2000s
229 births
- 2010s
2010s
417 births
- 2020s
2020s
173 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 417 births (21% of all-time use).
How Liesl 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 Liesl's total volume
Liesl by state
Where Liesl concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 82 | 4.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 40 | 2.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 33 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 23 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Washington | | 16 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Utah | | 11 | 0.6% |
82 of 1,949 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Liesl appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Liesl's data
- Liesl's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (417 total births) through the 2020s (173) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Liesls (82 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 Liesl: 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 (~60 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, 1965–2025 (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 Liesl 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.