Girls' name · since 1966
Lisl
Lisl has 60 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1967 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #32,882 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 60
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
60 girls have been named Lisl since 1966, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lisl recorded 60 times among girls since 1966, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 1990.
- #32,882 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 60 born since 1966
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lisl ranks #32,882 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 60 born since 1966, peaking in the 1980s.
- #32,882 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 60
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lisl's 60 recorded births place it above 54.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lisl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lisl's full recorded timeline at 1982, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1967 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lisl popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1990
- Peak year (1967)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Lisl by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (29 births, 48% of the file).
1980s was Lisl's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Lisl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
29 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 29 births (48% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lisl's data
- Lisl's decade-level peak was the 1980s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Lisl: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1967)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1966–1990 (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 Lisl 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.