Recorded 1980–1993 Girls' name Peak 1993 33 births

Liezl — girls' name

33 babies named Liezl in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s241990s9

The verdict

33 girls have been named Liezl since 1980, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1993.

33
total births
1980–1993
years on record
1980s
peak decade
73%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Liezl was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

9 babies were named Liezl in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Liezl

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Liezl between 1980 and 1993, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Liezl currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Liezl performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Liezl shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Liezl in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Liezl 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 33 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.

Liezl at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

33

Since 1980

14 years of records

Peak year

1993

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1980

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1993

Liezl popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1980

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1993)
9
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
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Liezl by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
24 births that decade — 73% of Liezl's all-time total
1980s241990s9

Liezl by state

Where Liezl concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Liezl
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 18.2%
California share of Liezl's total US births 18.2%

6 of 33 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Liezl?
33 babies have been named Liezl since 1980. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1993 with 9 births.
When was Liezl most popular?
Liezl was most popular in the 1980s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Liezl most popular?
The top states for the name Liezl are California (6 births).
How long has the name Liezl been used?
Liezl has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 14 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Liezl?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Liesl, Liesel, Lielle, Lien, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1980–1993 (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.