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Boy's nameOrigin: HebrewIn Israel: falling fast

LiadIn Hebrew: ליעד · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

With vowel points: לִיעַד

Liad (Hebrew: ליעד) is a boy's name of Hebrew origin. 5,472 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 29 boys and ranked #407. Its peak year was 2010, with 260 babies.

People in Israel
5,472
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
29
rank #407
Peak year
2010
260 babies
USA
—
not in the SSA list

Writing and saying Liad

In Hebrew letters the name is ליעד, read right to left. Liad is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.

We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.

Liad by year in Israel

How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).

Liad: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.

Questions about Liad

How do you write Liad in Hebrew?

Liad is written ליעד in Hebrew (with vowel points: לִיעַד). Hebrew is read right to left.

How many people in Israel are named Liad?

5,472 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name ליעד: 1,158 women and 4,314 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.

Is Liad a boy's or a girl's name?

In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 78.8% of the people named ליעד are men.

Sources

Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.