Given name
Liel
“a faithful man”
Liel is a variant of Leal. One French interpretation is “a faithful man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Liel is a variant of Leal. One French interpretation is “a faithful man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Liel is a variant of Leal. An origin associated with Leal is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Liel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 563
- 111 boys · 452 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 44 babies
- 2025
- 36
- #4,940 for girls · #8,652 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +54%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 27 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,940 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 40.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 9 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (14). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 387 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Liel
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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