Lior
Lior is a Jewish given name. It primarily means 'I have light', or 'my light'. A female variant is Leora.
Meaning & Origin of Lior
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 Lior
As a girl name
Lior first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1990, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 26 Liors were born — ranking #5,040 that year. As of 2026, Lior ranks #5,040 for girls with 26 births, rising sharply (+101% over the past five years). In total, more than 361 Liors have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Lior first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1969, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 62 Liors were born — ranking #2,314 that year. As of 2026, Lior ranks #2,314 for boys with 62 births, rising sharply (+39% over the past five years). In total, more than 925 Liors have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Lior
Lior is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 925 births in the dataset. Lior's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #2,312. Use the chart and map above to compare Lior'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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