Loriel
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 9 babies a year in the US.
Loriel by the numbers
Loriel was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 20 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Loriel
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Loriel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lorielaurel; a form of Laura12 in the US (2017)
- Lorien9 in the US (2017)
- Lorenfrom laurentum; a form of Lawrence159 in the US (2017)
- Lorinlaurel; a form of Laurence5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lorelimurmuring rock; variant of Lorelei10 in the US (2017)
- Lornefrom Lorne, Scotland; place name10 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Loriel
Names that are said the same way as Loriel, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Lorielle7 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Loriel
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