Liala
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- lee-AH-la
- Origin
- Modern
Liala is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Liala mean?
Modern: variant of Leila or Lila
Liala was the pen name, coined by Gabriele D'Annunzio, of a popular Italian romance novelist.
Is Liala a girl's or a boy's name?
Liala is a girls' name.
How popular is Liala in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 11 girls. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the girls named Liala in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Liala in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
Names like Liala
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luna Ximena Lyanna Solana Avianna Alora Isabella Liora Camila Eliza Luciana Sophia
Names related to Liala
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Liala: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/liala, updated 20 October 2026.