Is Liesl a boy or girl name?

Liesl is a girl’s name. Of the 1,949 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Liesl

Recorded 1965–2025 · United States

Liesl was most popular in 1966, when 100 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,731 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,425, with 33 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,949 people named Liesl.

Liesl over time

Births per year. The dot marks Liesl’s peak in 1966. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Liesl a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Liesl is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,949 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Liesl

Where Liesl is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 3.2×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org