Leeor
Lior is a Jewish given name. It primarily means 'I have light', or 'my light'. A female variant is Leora.
Meaning & Origin of Leeor
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lior is a Jewish given name. It primarily means 'I have light', or 'my light'. A female variant is Leora.
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The Story of Leeor
As a girl name
Leeor first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1988, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1988, when 6 Leeors were born — ranking #10,386 that year. As of 2026, Leeor ranks #13,441 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 16 Leeors have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Leeor first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1992, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 7 Leeors were born — ranking #8,338 that year. As of 2026, Leeor ranks #8,338 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 17 Leeors have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Leeor
Leeor is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 17 births in the dataset. Leeor's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #8,338. Use the chart and map above to compare Leeor's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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