Liel
Liel is classified as a mostly female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Confidence
- Low (source weight below 8; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States
- US records 1880–2017
- 35 male / 248 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Liel
If you do not know Liel’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Liel,” in English, “Guten Tag Liel,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Liel,
German
Guten Tag Liel,
French
Bonjour Liel,
Spanish
Estimado/a Liel:
Chinese
Liel您好：
Japanese
Liel様
English
Hi Liel,
German
Hi Liel,
French
Salut Liel,
Spanish
Hola Liel,
Chinese
Liel你好：
Japanese
Lielさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| United States | rare | woman's name |
United States birth data
35 male · 248 female · 283 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 12.4% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Liel a male or female name?
Liel is classified as a mostly female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Liel in an email?
If you do not know Liel’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Liel,” in English, “Guten Tag Liel,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Liel a unisex name?
Liel is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Liel a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/liel. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_liel,
title = {Is Liel a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/liel},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}