Liana
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- lee-AH-na
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #307 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #385 for girls
Liana is a girls' name of Latin origin. In 2025 it ranked 307th for girls in the UK (157 babies) and 385th for girls in the US (801 babies).
What does Liana mean?
Latin: short form of Juliana, Liliana and similar names
A short form of names such as Juliana and Liliana; liana is also the word for a tropical climbing vine.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Liana a girl's or a boy's name?
Liana is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 157 girls in the UK and 801 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Liana in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 307th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 157 about 1 in 1,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 51% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 157 girls in the UK were named Liana, making it the 307th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 443rd.
2025 had the most girls named Liana of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Liana in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 172 girls in the UK were given Liana or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #297, up from #307 for this spelling alone.
- Liana 157
- Lyana 15
Among girls in 2025, it was 297th in England and Wales and 429th in Scotland.
Liana in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 157 | #307 |
| 2024 | 132 | #370 |
| 2023 | 109 | #423 |
| 2022 | 118 | #405 |
| 2021 | 91 | #507 |
| 2020 | 104 | #443 |
| 2019 | 81 | #551 |
| 2018 | 78 | #583 |
| 2017 | 80 | #593 |
| 2016 | 86 | #540 |
| 2015 | 69 | #648 |
| 2014 | 73 | #618 |
| 2013 | 59 | #739 |
| 2012 | 62 | #713 |
| 2011 | 59 | #721 |
| 2010 | 56 | #716 |
| 2009 | 48 | #807 |
| 2008 | 57 | #703 |
| 2007 | 48 | #754 |
| 2006 | 45 | #757 |
| 2005 | 40 | #783 |
| 2004 | 39 | #774 |
| 2003 | 34 | #843 |
| 2002 | 32 | #829 |
| 2001 | 31 | #832 |
| 2000 | 25 | #954 |
| 1999 | 18 | #1,194 |
| 1998 | 18 | #1,199 |
| 1997 | 14 | #1,387 |
| 1996 | 31 | #798 |
How popular is Liana in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 385th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 801 about 1 in 2,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 801 girls in the US were named Liana, making it the 385th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 462nd. It first appears in the records in 1929.
2025 had the most girls named Liana of any year since it first appeared, in 1929.
Half of all the girls named Liana in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 895 girls in the US were given Liana or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #367, up from #385 for this spelling alone.
Liana in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 801 | #385 |
| 2024 | 748 | #418 |
| 2023 | 640 | #478 |
| 2022 | 699 | #449 |
| 2021 | 774 | #409 |
| 2020 | 669 | #462 |
| 2019 | 670 | #466 |
| 2018 | 646 | #487 |
| 2017 | 628 | #499 |
| 2016 | 684 | #466 |
| 2015 | 597 | #525 |
| 2014 | 523 | #581 |
| 2013 | 514 | #565 |
| 2012 | 545 | #545 |
| 2011 | 644 | #463 |
| 2010 | 554 | #526 |
| 2009 | 520 | #585 |
| 2008 | 513 | #599 |
| 2007 | 428 | #684 |
| 2006 | 391 | #720 |
| 2005 | 383 | #713 |
| 2004 | 370 | #719 |
| 2003 | 350 | #730 |
| 2002 | 313 | #770 |
| 2001 | 253 | #897 |
| 2000 | 281 | #808 |
| 1999 | 249 | #864 |
| 1998 | 270 | #793 |
| 1997 | 249 | #831 |
| 1996 | 206 | #938 |
| 1995 | 249 | #796 |
| 1994 | 258 | #790 |
| 1993 | 232 | #843 |
| 1992 | 283 | #746 |
| 1991 | 244 | #831 |
| 1990 | 251 | #798 |
| 1989 | 266 | #737 |
| 1988 | 203 | #868 |
| 1987 | 183 | #908 |
| 1986 | 186 | #886 |
| 1985 | 145 | #1,037 |
| 1984 | 158 | #930 |
| 1983 | 177 | #860 |
| 1982 | 145 | #1,016 |
| 1981 | 127 | #1,093 |
| 1980 | 147 | #995 |
| 1979 | 159 | #923 |
| 1978 | 154 | #919 |
| 1977 | 184 | #814 |
| 1976 | 94 | #1,206 |
| 1975 | 103 | #1,127 |
| 1974 | 94 | #1,185 |
| 1973 | 77 | #1,312 |
| 1972 | 85 | #1,236 |
| 1971 | 95 | #1,194 |
| 1970 | 85 | #1,278 |
| 1969 | 106 | #1,066 |
| 1968 | 106 | #1,008 |
| 1967 | 68 | #1,324 |
| 1966 | 54 | #1,515 |
| 1965 | 49 | #1,595 |
| 1964 | 50 | #1,610 |
| 1963 | 64 | #1,392 |
| 1962 | 46 | #1,671 |
| 1961 | 58 | #1,464 |
| 1960 | 36 | #1,886 |
| 1959 | 42 | #1,694 |
| 1958 | 35 | #1,855 |
| 1957 | 32 | #1,927 |
| 1956 | 47 | #1,547 |
| 1955 | 28 | #2,023 |
| 1954 | 45 | #1,504 |
| 1953 | 38 | #1,585 |
| 1952 | 41 | #1,504 |
| 1951 | 34 | #1,636 |
| 1950 | 25 | #1,910 |
| 1949 | 23 | #2,012 |
| 1948 | 27 | #1,819 |
| 1947 | 18 | #2,353 |
| 1946 | 19 | #2,152 |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,741 |
| 1944 | 17 | #2,095 |
| 1943 | 10 | #3,039 |
| 1942 | 6 | #4,122 |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,666 |
| 1940 | 13 | #2,296 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #4,202 |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 6 | #4,051 |
Names like Liana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Fatima, Liliana, Athena, Aurora, Lara, Lucia, Alina, Eliana, Valentina, Lyra, Myla, Luna
Other spellings of Liana
Names related to Liana
Liyana, Lana, Lina, Luana, Lian, Liyanah, Liyaana, Lianna, Layna, Laina, Leana
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian, Clara, Anthony
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Liana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/liana, updated 20 October 2026.