Liesl comes from the Hebrew / Germanic tradition, meaning My God is an oath, devoted.
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How popular is Liesl?
1966peak year
The name Liesl reached its peak in 1966, with 100 registrations (ranked #1046). It had only entered records 1 years earlier, in 1965. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #4451) today, averaging about 33 new babies per year. Liesl has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 1,916 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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