US rank #13839 Girls' name Peak 1999 743 births

Liseth — #13839 US girls' name

743 babies named Liseth in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s291980s1221990s2162000s2582010s922020s26
#13839
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 22% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Liseth was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

43 babies were named Liseth in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Liseth

The Social Security Administration has registered 743 babies named Liseth between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Liseth currently holds the #13839 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Liseth performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 258 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Liseth shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 256 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Liseth in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Liseth 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 743 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.

Liseth at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

743

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

1999

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#13,839

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Liseth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
43
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
01020304050 202420172010200419981992198619801976 5

Liseth by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
258 births that decade — 35% of Liseth's all-time total
1970s291980s1221990s2162000s2582010s922020s26

Liseth by state

Where Liseth concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Liseth
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
256 34.5%
#2 Texas
55 7.4%
#3 Arizona
5 0.7%
California share of Liseth's total US births 34.5%
Even split

256 of 743 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Liseth?
743 babies have been named Liseth since 1976. It currently ranks #13839 among girls. The peak year was 1999 with 43 births.
When was Liseth most popular?
Liseth was most popular in the 2000s decade with 258 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Liseth most popular?
The top states for the name Liseth are California (256 births), Texas (55 births), Arizona (5 births).
How long has the name Liseth been used?
Liseth has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Liseth?
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, 1976–2024 (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.