Recorded 2006–2016 Girls' name Peak 2007 19 births

Liriel — girls' name

19 babies named Liriel in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s142010s5
2000s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Liriel was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

8 babies were named Liriel in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Liriel

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Liriel between 2006 and 2016, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Liriel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Liriel performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Liriel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Liriel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 19 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Liriel at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

19

Since 2006

11 years of records

Peak year

2007

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

2006

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2016

Liriel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2006

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2007)
8
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
456789 201620072006 6

Liriel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
14 births that decade — 74% of Liriel's all-time total
2000s142010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Liriel?
19 babies have been named Liriel since 2006. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2007 with 8 births.
When was Liriel most popular?
Liriel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Liriel been used?
Liriel has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 11 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Liriel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lira, Lirio, Liridona, Liron, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2006–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.