Liora
Liora was the 900th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 295 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,148 places. More babies were named Liora in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning my light · Hebrew
Say it lee-OR-uh /liˈɔrə/
- Rank in 2025
- #900 girls, up 1,669 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 295girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025295 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,683babies recorded
What does the name Liora mean?
Liora is a modern Hebrew girls' name, לִיאוֹרָה, the feminine of Lior. Lior combines li 'to me, mine' with or 'light' and is glossed 'my light'; the ending -a makes it feminine. Wiktionary records the Hebrew name and treats Leora as an English spelling of the same name, and Wikipedia lists Leora, Liora and Liorah together. It comes from modern Israeli naming rather than from the Bible.
לִיאוֹר (Hebrew, “my light”)אוֹר (Hebrew, “light”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Leora, Liorah, Lior, Eliora.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean light.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'ליאורה' (Hebrew section), Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Lior', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Leora', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Liora', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Liora popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #900 | 295 |
| 2020 | #2,569 | 67 |
| 2010 | #3,550 | 45 |
| 2000 | #6,113 | 18 |
| 1990 | #12,260 | 6 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Liora, counting every spelling?
Liora is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #831 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #900 for Liora on its own. Together these spellings went to 321 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liora | 295 | #900 | 682 |
| Liorah | 26 | #5,048 | 52 |
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 Liora?
295 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Liora (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Liora 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 28 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Liora.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Liora?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Liora are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 2 and 15. That makes Liora 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.
Liora by state
How common Liora was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Maryland (3.3×), New York (2.3×), Florida (1.5×). In 28 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 Liora: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Liora, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Liora · Sibling names for Liora
Questions about the name Liora
What does Liora mean?
Liora means “my light” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Liora?
Liora was the 900th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 295 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,148 places. More babies were named Liora in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Liora a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Liora in the US.
Where is Liora most popular?
In 2021–2025, Liora was most common in Maryland (0.27 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Florida.