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Unisex name

Liel

80% girls, 20% boys · 36 born in 2025

Liel has been given to about 563 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 560
Median age today9 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Liel per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 44
  • Born in 202536
  • All time563
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Liel?

Its best year was 2024, when 44 babies were given the name, ranking 4255th. The typical living American called Liel is about 9 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Liel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Eliel0.80
  2. Lionel0.70
  3. Mikel0.70
  4. Nigel0.70
  5. Fidel0.70
  6. Ariel0.65
  7. Uriel0.65
  8. Aziel0.65

Middle names for Liel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Liel Alice0.78
  2. Liel Iris0.77
  3. Liel Opal0.77
  4. Liel Ivy0.77
  5. Liel Noelle0.77
  6. Liel Catherine0.74

Sibling names for Liel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jahmirbrother · 0.89
  2. Teobrother · 0.89
  3. Bryerbrother · 0.89
  4. Neriahsister · 0.88
  5. Inayasister · 0.88
  6. Maisysister · 0.87

Where Liel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.01%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Liel Anderson0.73
  2. Liel Allen0.73
  3. Liel Adams0.73
  4. Liel Evans0.70
  5. Liel Edwards0.70
  6. Liel Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Liel

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. France1900–2025

Liel across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.