Girls' name · since 1967
Liset
1,021 babies named Liset in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,407 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,021
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Liset sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,021 recorded since 1967.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Liset has been recorded 1,021 times among girls since 1967, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2013.
- #7,407 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,021 born since 1967
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Liset ranks #7,407 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,021 born since 1967, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,407 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,021
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Liset's 1,021 recorded births place it above 89.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Liset's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Liset splits its recorded history at 1992: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 84 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Liset popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2013
- Peak year (1999)
- 84
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Liset by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (318 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Liset's strongest decade.
318 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Liset births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 90
1970s
90 births
- 1980s
1980s
272 births
- 1990s
1990s
318 births
- 2000s
2000s
285 births
- 2010s 40
2010s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 318 births (31% of all-time use).
How Liset 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 Liset's total volume
Liset by state
Where Liset concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 458 | 44.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 69 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 20 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 8 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Washington | | 6 | 0.6% |
458 of 1,021 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Liset's data
- Liset's decade-level peak was the 1990s (318 total births); usage has since declined to 40 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lisets (458 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Liset: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1967–2013 (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 Liset 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.