Liel
Liel was the 4940th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 4169th with 35 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,200 places. More babies were named Liel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,940 girls, up 14 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 27girls
- Girls and boys
- 72% girls, 28% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202235 babies
- Total since 1880
- 563babies recorded
Liel popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
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| 2025 | #4,940 | #8,652 | 27 | 9 |
| 2020 | #4,954 | #10,182 | 26 | 7 |
| 2010 | #7,087 | #8,527 | 18 | 9 |
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How popular is Liel, counting every spelling?
Liel is a spelling of Lielle, a name family that ranked #1,736 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,940 for Liel on its own. Together these spellings went to 101 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lielle | 74 | #2,425 | 280 |
| Liel | 27 | #4,940 | 139 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Liel?
27 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Liel (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Liel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 310 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Liel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Liel?
About 400 people born in the US named Liel are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 4 and 16. That makes Liel a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Liel by state
How common Liel was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (8.3×), California (1.7×). In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Liel: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Liel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Liel
How popular is the name Liel?
Liel was the 4940th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 4169th with 35 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,200 places. More babies were named Liel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Liel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 72% girls, 28% boys given the name Liel in the US.
Where is Liel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Liel was most common in New York (0.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and California.