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Lior

Boy

Meaning of Lior: Hebrew: 'my light'

Lior is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1744th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2088th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1744

93 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2088

11 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,209

First recorded 1969 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 6 babies1989: 10 babies1990: 12 babies19901991: 14 babies1992: 8 babies1993: 19 babies1994: 22 babies1995: 6 babies1996: 15 babies1997: 7 babies1998: 16 babies1999: 17 babies2000: 18 babies20002001: 22 babies2002: 18 babies2003: 23 babies2004: 26 babies2005: 22 babies2006: 28 babies2007: 28 babies2008: 25 babies2009: 23 babies2010: 26 babies20102011: 45 babies2012: 35 babies2013: 34 babies2014: 38 babies2015: 33 babies2016: 27 babies2017: 29 babies2018: 50 babies2019: 51 babies2020: 55 babies20202021: 67 babies2022: 66 babies2023: 80 babies2024: 84 babies2025: 93 babies
US babies named Lior per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 93.

Gender split

73% boys · 27% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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