Liesl
Liesl was the 4310th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1966, when it ranked 1046th with 100 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,071 places. More babies were named Liesl in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,310 girls, up 524 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 33girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1966100 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,949babies recorded
Liesl popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,310 | 33 |
| 2020 | #4,834 | 27 |
| 2010 | #3,674 | 43 |
| 2000 | #7,400 | 14 |
| 1990 | #4,610 | 21 |
| 1980 | #3,174 | 27 |
| 1970 | #1,870 | 47 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Liesl, counting every spelling?
Liesl has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Liesl?
33 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Liesl (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Liesl born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 253 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Liesl.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Liesl?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Liesl are alive today, with a median age of 33; half are between 14 and 52. That makes Liesl mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Liesl by state
How common Liesl was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Liesl: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Liesl, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Liesl
How popular is the name Liesl?
Liesl was the 4310th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1966, when it ranked 1046th with 100 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,071 places. More babies were named Liesl in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Liesl a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Liesl in the US.
Where is Liesl most popular?
In 2021–2025, Liesl was most common in Utah (0.07 per 1,000 girls).