Lirael
Lirael is a fantasy novel by Garth Nix, first published in 2001. Named for its central female character, Lirael is the second in his Old Kingdom trilogy, preceded by Sabriel and continued in Abhorsen.
Meaning & Origin of Lirael
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lirael is a fantasy novel by Garth Nix, first published in 2001. Named for its central female character, Lirael is the second in his Old Kingdom trilogy, preceded by Sabriel and continued in Abhorsen.
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The Story of Lirael
The earliest SSA record of Lirael as a baby girl name dates back to 2019, when 6 babies received it. 2019 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Lirael — #13,792 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Lirael on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Lirael last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 12 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
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About the name Lirael
Lirael is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2019 and has accumulated 12 births in the dataset. Lirael's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #13,792. Use the chart and map above to compare Lirael'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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