Girls' name · since 1980
Liezl
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 33 babies named Liezl, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #39,916 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 33
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
33 girls have been named Liezl since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Liezl has 33 recorded births among girls since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 1993.
- #39,916 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 33 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Liezl ranks #39,916 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 33 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #39,916 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 33
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Liezl's 33 recorded births place it above 44.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Liezl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Liezl's full recorded timeline at 1983, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Liezl popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1993
- Peak year (1993)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Liezl by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (24 births, 73% of the file).
1980s was Liezl's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Liezl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
24 births
- 1990s 9
1990s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 24 births (73% of all-time use).
Liezl by state
Where Liezl concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 18.2% |
6 of 33 births nationwide.
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What to do with Liezl's data
- Liezl's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (24 total births) through the 1990s (9) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Liezls (6 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 Liezl: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1980–1993 (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 Liezl 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.