Recorded 1996–2000 Girls' name Peak 2000 13 births

Lizel — girls' name

13 babies named Lizel in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s8
2000s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Lizel was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

8 babies were named Lizel in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lizel

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Lizel between 1996 and 2000, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lizel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lizel performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lizel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lizel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lizel 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 13 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.

Lizel at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

13

Since 1996

5 years of records

Peak year

2000

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1996

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 2000

Lizel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1996

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (2000)
8
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
456789 20001996 5

Lizel by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
8 births that decade — 62% of Lizel's all-time total
1990s52000s8

Lizel by state

Where Lizel concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lizel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 38.5%
California share of Lizel's total US births 38.5%

5 of 13 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lizel?
13 babies have been named Lizel since 1996. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 2000 with 8 births.
When was Lizel most popular?
Lizel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Lizel most popular?
The top states for the name Lizel are California (5 births).
How long has the name Lizel been used?
Lizel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 5 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Lizel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lizzie, Lizbeth, Liza, Lizette, 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, 1996–2000 (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.