Lior

“My light” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #1968 in the US (2025) · Trending

Lior is climbing: on the charts since 1969, it reached #1968 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 80 boys given the name last year. Roughly 880 have carried it all-time.

Around the world: about 1 in 840 boys in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 1,200 boys in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 2,100 boys in France (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Liors

Lior Narkis — Israeli singer
Lior Refaelov — Israeli-Belgian association footballer
Lior Raz — Israeli actor and television producer
Lior Ashkenazi — Israeli actor
Lior Eliyahu — Israeli basketball player

In stories & tradition

Lior Elimelech — She Has It

What Liors become

Among 146 notable people named Lior:

Entertainers appear 1.99× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lior Narkis, Israeli singer.

Similar names: Ezriel · Lyon · Shmiel · Lael · Tamir · Yossi

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