Liara
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- lee-AH-ra
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,280 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,002 for girls
Liara is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,280th for girls in the UK (26 babies) and 2,002nd for girls in the US (95 babies).
What does Liara mean?
Modern: modern coinage, perhaps from Lia or Lara
A modern coinage; Liara T'Soni is a well-known character in the Mass Effect video game series.
Is Liara a girl's or a boy's name?
Liara is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 26 girls in the UK and 95 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Liara in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,280th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 26 about 1 in 11,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 139% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 26 girls in the UK were named Liara, making it the 1,280th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,766th.
2025 had the most girls named Liara of any year since it first appeared, in 2010.
Half of all the girls named Liara in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,229th in England and Wales.
Liara in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #1,280 |
| 2024 | 25 | #1,356 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,873 |
| 2022 | 24 | #1,406 |
| 2021 | 14 | #2,069 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,766 |
| 2019 | 12 | #2,275 |
| 2018 | 7 | #3,344 |
| 2017 | 16 | #1,913 |
| 2016 | 14 | #2,111 |
| 2015 | 18 | #1,739 |
| 2014 | 14 | #2,076 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 2012 | 22 | #1,516 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
How popular is Liara in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,002nd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 95 about 1 in 17,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 73% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 95 girls in the US were named Liara, making it the 2,002nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,734th. It first appears in the records in 1991.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Liara of any year since it first appeared, in 1991.
Half of all the girls named Liara in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Liara in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 95 | #2,002 |
| 2024 | 67 | #2,607 |
| 2023 | 52 | #3,140 |
| 2022 | 51 | #3,170 |
| 2021 | 52 | #3,112 |
| 2020 | 39 | #3,734 |
| 2019 | 43 | #3,551 |
| 2018 | 42 | #3,613 |
| 2017 | 60 | #2,816 |
| 2016 | 53 | #3,100 |
| 2015 | 50 | #3,254 |
| 2014 | 63 | #2,737 |
| 2013 | 41 | #3,701 |
| 2012 | 47 | #3,418 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7,115 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
Names like Liara
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Liyana, Maeva, Luna, Lyra, Isla, Myla, Aria, Arabella, Sienna, Mila, Ayra, Lyla
Names related to Liara
Lara, Laura, Liora, Lira, Larah, Laira, Lariah, Leira, Larae, Laray
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
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, “Liara: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/liara, updated 20 October 2026.