How Many People Are Named Liesl?
An estimated 1,804 people in the United States have the first name Liesl. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Liesl peaked in popularity in 1966 with 100 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Liesl 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 Liesl paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,804
About 1 in 189,997 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1966
100 births
Total Registered
1,916
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Liesl
Liesl is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,916 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Liesl as a female name
Ranked #5,701 in 2024
22 female births in 2024
Peak: 1966 (100 births)
Liesl: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Liesl span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 417 babies were registered. While Liesl is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Liesl by Decade
How has Liesl 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.
Liesl by State
Birth registrations for Liesl span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Oregon, Massachusetts, Virginia. On average, about 21 Liesls were registered per state.
Liesl + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Liesl as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Liesl: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Liesl?
We estimate approximately 1,804 people named Liesl 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 189,997 Americans share this first name.
Is Liesl a common name?
Liesl is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,916 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Liesl most popular?
Liesl reached peak popularity in 1966, when 100 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Liesl is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Liesl a female name?
Liesl is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Liesl Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Liesl Smith, Liesl Johnson, Liesl 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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