Liel
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- lee-EL
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #4,877 for girls
Liel is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is mine”. In 2025 it ranked 4,877th for girls in the US (27 babies).
What does Liel mean?
Hebrew: from li 'to me' and El 'God'
“God is mine”
A modern Israeli name formed from the Hebrew words li 'to me' and El 'God'.
Is Liel a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Liel has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 27 girls and 9 boys in the US.
How popular is Liel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,877among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 27about 1 in 60,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 27 girls in the US were named Liel, making it the 4,877th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,878th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 35 girls. It first appears in the records in 2002. 9 boys were also named Liel in 2025 (8,239th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Liel in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 101 girls in the US were given Liel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,677, up from #4,877 for this spelling alone.
- Lielle 74
- Liel 27
In 2025, 75% of the babies named Liel in the US were girls.
Liel in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #4,877 |
| 2024 | 34 | #4,206 |
| 2023 | 27 | #4,870 |
| 2022 | 35 | #4,106 |
| 2021 | 16 | #6,962 |
| 2020 | 26 | #4,878 |
| 2019 | 17 | #6,694 |
| 2018 | 21 | #5,781 |
| 2017 | 16 | #7,088 |
| 2016 | 19 | #6,398 |
| 2015 | 17 | #6,974 |
| 2014 | 20 | #6,205 |
| 2013 | 19 | #6,459 |
| 2012 | 21 | #6,107 |
| 2011 | 18 | #6,852 |
| 2010 | 18 | #6,901 |
| 2009 | 25 | #5,535 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7,390 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 19 | #6,240 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
Names like Liel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lilith Leighton Luna Lyra Lyla Isla Harper Harlow Ellis Elliott Lily Miller
Other spellings of Liel
Names related to Liel
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Liel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/liel, updated 20 October 2026.