How Many People Are Named Liesel?
An estimated 1,172 people in the United States have the first name Liesel. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Liesel peaked in popularity in 2015 with 63 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Liesel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Liesel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,172
About 1 in 292,453 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2015
63 births
Total Registered
1,213
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Liesel
Liesel is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,213 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Liesel as a female name
Ranked #5,700 in 2024
22 female births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (63 births)
Liesel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Liesel span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 399 babies were registered. While Liesel is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Liesel by Decade
How has Liesel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Liesel by State
Birth registrations for Liesel span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Utah. The lowest are in Ohio, Minnesota, Colorado. On average, about 14 Liesels were registered per state.
Liesel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Liesel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Liesel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Liesel?
We estimate approximately 1,172 people named Liesel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 292,453 Americans share this first name.
Is Liesel a common name?
Liesel is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,213 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Liesel most popular?
Liesel reached peak popularity in 2015, when 63 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Liesel is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Liesel a female name?
Liesel is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Liesel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Liesel Smith, Liesel Johnson, Liesel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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