Unisex name · since 2002
Liel
Liel has 452 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,581 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,954 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 452
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
452 babies have been named Liel since 2002, making it today's #4954 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Liel has been recorded 452 times among girls since 2002, currently ranked #4954 nationally and more common than 71% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #12,581 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,954 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 452 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Liel ranks #12,581 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,954 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 452 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,581 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,954 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 452
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Liel's 452 recorded births place it above 82.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Liel compares
452 Top 47% higher than 53% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Liel's all-time total is 20% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Liel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 452 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Liel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Liel's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 35, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Liel popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Liel popularity over time - boys
111 total births recorded since 2003 (Liel as boys' name)
Liel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (186 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Liel's strongest decade.
186 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Liel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
101 births
- 2010s
2010s
186 births
- 2020s
2020s
165 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 186 births (41% of all-time use).
Liel by state
Where Liel concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 120 | 26.5% |
| #2 | California | | 72 | 15.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 29 | 6.4% |
120 of 452 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Liel's data
- Liel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (186 total births) through the 2020s (165) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Liels (120 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Liel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~23 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2002–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Liel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.