Lior

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A few things about Lior you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Lior

Lior Narkis

Israeli singer

Choose Lior and your child shares a first name with Lior Narkis, an Israeli singer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Lior, like who?” Lior Narkis's Wikipedia article is available in 21 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 21,882 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Lior, 78 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Lior would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryLior first shows up in US birth records in 1969, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 56 years since.
• 🏆Best yearLior is at its all-time high right now: #1,959 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowLior is 8.2× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 178,571 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 21,882.
• 🚀TrendLior has climbed 1,021 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #1,959. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedLior is most popular in Massachusetts, where it ranks #789, followed by New York (#914). It's in the top 1,000 in 2 states.
• ⚖️Boy or girlLior is given to both boys and girls: 84% of the 93 babies named Lior in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn Hebrew, Lior means “my light”.

About the name Lior

Lior is a gender-neutral name meaning “my light”. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with L and ending in “-ior”. US birth records list Lior for boys from 1969 to 2025, in 39 of those 57 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #1,959 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,959, with 78 babies. Of the 93 US babies named Lior in 2025, 16% were girls and 84% were boys.