Is Liel a boy or girl name?

Liel is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 563 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 80.3% were girls and 19.7% were boys.

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Liel

Recorded 2002–2025 · United States

Liel was most popular in 2024, when 44 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,171 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,962, with 36 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 563 people named Liel.

Liel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Liel’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Liel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Liel is mostly a girl’s name — 80.3% of the 563 Americans given it were girls and 19.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 74% girls and 26% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Liel

Where Liel is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org