Liora
Girl · lee-OR-a · Hebrew
Liora is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “I have light”. In 2025 it ranked 590th for girls in the UK (72 babies) and 898th for girls in the US (295 babies).
What does Liora mean?
Hebrew: feminine of Lior
“I have light”
Feminine form of Lior, a modern Hebrew name formed from li, 'to me', and or, 'light'.
- Say it
- lee-OR-a
Is Liora a girl's or a boy's name?
Liora is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 72 girls in the UK and 295 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Liora in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #590among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 72about 1 in 3,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 367% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 72 girls in the UK were named Liora, making it the 590th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,630th.
2025 had the most girls named Liora of any year since it first appeared, in 1997.
Half of all the girls named Liora in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 100 girls in the UK were given Liora or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #441, up from #590 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 551st in England and Wales.
Liora in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72 | #590 |
| 2024 | 42 | #907 |
| 2023 | 26 | #1,322 |
| 2022 | 27 | #1,283 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 13 | #2,157 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,464 |
| 2017 | 17 | #1,833 |
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 14 | #2,085 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,462 |
| 2013 | 13 | #2,174 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 8 | #2,231 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
How popular is Liora in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #898among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 295about 1 in 5,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 168% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 295 girls in the US were named Liora, making it the 898th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,549th. It first appears in the records in 1982.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most girls named Liora of any year since it first appeared, in 1982.
Half of all the girls named Liora in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 484 girls in the US were given Liora or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #609, up from #898 for this spelling alone.
Liora in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 295 | #898 |
| 2024 | 127 | #1,630 |
| 2023 | 111 | #1,813 |
| 2022 | 83 | #2,253 |
| 2021 | 66 | #2,608 |
| 2020 | 67 | #2,549 |
| 2019 | 68 | #2,561 |
| 2018 | 64 | #2,676 |
| 2017 | 97 | #2,018 |
| 2016 | 59 | #2,866 |
| 2015 | 56 | #3,024 |
| 2014 | 67 | #2,613 |
| 2013 | 52 | #3,122 |
| 2012 | 45 | #3,522 |
| 2011 | 36 | #4,071 |
| 2010 | 45 | #3,515 |
| 2009 | 35 | #4,268 |
| 2008 | 34 | #4,447 |
| 2007 | 29 | #4,942 |
| 2006 | 25 | #5,382 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 25 | #5,058 |
| 2003 | 23 | #5,230 |
| 2002 | 23 | #5,082 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 18 | #5,932 |
| 1999 | 17 | #5,890 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,222 |
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