Liesl
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LEE-zul
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #4,264 for girls
Liesl is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is an oath”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies) and 4,264th for girls in the US (33 babies).
What does Liesl mean?
Hebrew: German pet form of Elisabeth
“my God is an oath”
German pet form of Elisabeth; Liesl is the eldest von Trapp daughter in The Sound of Music.
Is Liesl a girl's or a boy's name?
Liesl is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK and 33 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Liesl in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,990among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 80% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Liesl, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2004, with 5 girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Liesl in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 1 | #7,582 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1 | #7,346 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1 | #5,280 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1 | #5,110 |
How popular is Liesl in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,264among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 33about 1 in 49,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 33 girls in the US were named Liesl, making it the 4,264th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,755th. Its busiest year was 1966, with 100 girls. It first appears in the records in 1965.
2025 had more girls named Liesl than any year since 2018.
Half of all the girls named Liesl in the US since 1880 were born between 1973 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Liesl in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #4,264 |
| 2024 | 22 | #5,612 |
| 2023 | 28 | #4,743 |
| 2022 | 31 | #4,470 |
| 2021 | 32 | #4,322 |
| 2020 | 27 | #4,755 |
| 2019 | 29 | #4,652 |
| 2018 | 37 | #3,917 |
| 2017 | 35 | #4,146 |
| 2016 | 36 | #4,082 |
| 2015 | 51 | #3,211 |
| 2014 | 55 | #3,039 |
| 2013 | 39 | #3,847 |
| 2012 | 46 | #3,463 |
| 2011 | 46 | #3,451 |
| 2010 | 43 | #3,623 |
| 2009 | 30 | #4,804 |
| 2008 | 41 | #3,858 |
| 2007 | 22 | #6,089 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2005 | 27 | #4,824 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6,763 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 18 | #6,124 |
| 2001 | 26 | #4,559 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 15 | #6,478 |
| 1998 | 28 | #4,020 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 19 | #5,060 |
| 1995 | 16 | #5,672 |
| 1994 | 21 | #4,682 |
| 1993 | 19 | #4,992 |
| 1992 | 25 | #4,082 |
| 1991 | 21 | #4,644 |
| 1990 | 21 | #4,518 |
| 1989 | 32 | #3,247 |
| 1988 | 24 | #3,800 |
| 1987 | 29 | #3,166 |
| 1986 | 29 | #3,133 |
| 1985 | 30 | #3,007 |
| 1984 | 40 | #2,381 |
| 1983 | 29 | #2,909 |
| 1982 | 39 | #2,451 |
| 1981 | 29 | #2,986 |
| 1980 | 27 | #3,134 |
| 1979 | 24 | #3,333 |
| 1978 | 14 | #4,679 |
| 1977 | 27 | #2,908 |
| 1976 | 26 | #2,864 |
| 1975 | 14 | #4,368 |
| 1974 | 19 | #3,426 |
| 1973 | 25 | #2,753 |
| 1972 | 21 | #3,062 |
| 1971 | 29 | #2,542 |
| 1970 | 47 | #1,859 |
| 1969 | 72 | #1,338 |
| 1968 | 85 | #1,171 |
| 1967 | 96 | #1,060 |
| 1966 | 100 | #1,042 |
| 1965 | 24 | #2,463 |
Names like Liesl
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mia Lara Leah Lily Ava Lyra Eden Delilah Autumn Abigail Gia Ivy
Names related to Liesl
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo Elsie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Liesl: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/liesl, updated 20 October 2026.