Given name & surname
Liesel
“God is my oath”·“my God is bountiful”
In German use, Liesel is a diminutive of Elisabeth. One interpretation is “God is my oath.” Liesel is a variant of Liesl. In German use, Liesl carries the interpretation “my God is bountiful.”
Original GermanElisabeth
Meaning & origin
What it means
In German use, Liesel is a diminutive of Elisabeth. One interpretation is “God is my oath.” Liesel is a variant of Liesl. In German use, Liesl carries the interpretation “my God is bountiful.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In German usage, Liesel is a diminutive of Elisabeth.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Liesel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,241
- 0 boys · 1,241 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 63 babies
- 2025
- 28
- #4,830 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −32%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 28 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,830 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 31.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 63 in 2015. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,206 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Liesel’s family of names
In German usage, Liesel is a diminutive of Elisabeth. Liesel has a related form in Liesl. In German usage, Liesel has a related form in Liesl.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 32
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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- Élisabethequivalent
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- Elesbedequivalent
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- Liisiequivalent
- Alžbětaequivalent
- Elizabetoequivalent
- Eskeequivalent
- Ilzaequivalent
People named Liesel
- Liesel WestermannGerman discus throwerborn 1944
- Liesel Pritzker SimmonsAmerican actress and philanthropistborn 1984
- Liesel JakobiGerman long jumper and sprinterborn 1939
- Liesel BachGerman aviator (1905–1992)
- Liesel Schuch-GanzelGerman singer and opera singer (1891–1990)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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