girl's name
Liesel
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,310
Liesel is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 28 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2015, when 63 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 118,413 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1954.
Liesel over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1960s | 71 |
| 1970s | 86 |
| 1980s | 162 |
| 1990s | 125 |
| 2000s | 210 |
| 2010s | 399 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 183 |
How popular is Liesel?
In 2025, Liesel was given to 28 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Liesel is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Liesel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Liesel also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Liesel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Liesel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Liesel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Liesel
How popular is the name Liesel?
In 2025, Liesel was given to 28 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Liesel a girl's or a boy's name?
Liesel is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Liesel most popular?
Liesel peaked in 2015, when 63 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Liesel a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Liesel currently ranks #4,806 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.