Recorded 1966–2008 Girls' name Peak 1967 89 births

Lisel — girls' name

89 babies named Lisel in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s351970s71980s301990s52000s12
1960s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Lisel was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

12 babies were named Lisel in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lisel

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Lisel between 1966 and 2008, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lisel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lisel performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lisel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lisel 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 89 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.

Lisel at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

89

Since 1966

43 years of records

Peak year

1967

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1966

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2008

Lisel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1966

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1967)
12
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
468101214 2008199419871984197919681966 8

Lisel by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
35 births that decade — 39% of Lisel's all-time total
1960s351970s71980s301990s52000s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lisel?
89 babies have been named Lisel since 1966. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1967 with 12 births.
When was Lisel most popular?
Lisel was most popular in the 1960s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Lisel been used?
Lisel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 43 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Lisel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lisa, Lisette, Lissette, Lisbeth, 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, 1966–2008 (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.