Recorded 1967–2013 Girls' name Peak 1999 1,021 births

Liset — girls' name

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.

1960s161970s901980s2721990s3182000s2852010s40
1990s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Liset was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

84 babies were named Liset in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Liset

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,021 babies named Liset between 1967 and 2013, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Liset currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 84 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Liset performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 318 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Liset shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 458 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Liset in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Liset 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 1,021 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.

Liset at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

1,021

Since 1967

47 years of records

Peak year

1999

84 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1967

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2013

Liset popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1967

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1999)
84
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Liset by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
318 births that decade — 31% of Liset's all-time total
1960s161970s901980s2721990s3182000s2852010s40

Liset by state

Where Liset concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Regionally concentrated
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Liset
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%
California share of Liset's total US births 44.9%
Even split

458 of 1,021 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Liset?
1,021 babies have been named Liset since 1967. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1999 with 84 births.
When was Liset most popular?
Liset was most popular in the 1990s decade with 318 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Liset most popular?
The top states for the name Liset are California (458 births), Texas (69 births), Illinois (20 births).
How long has the name Liset been used?
Liset has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 47 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Liset?
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.

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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, 1967–2013 (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.