Liona
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- lee-OH-nuh
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,935 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #6,324 for girls
Liona is a girls' name of Latin origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies) and 6,324th for girls in the US (18 babies).
Where does Liona come from?
Latin: probably a variant of Leona 'lion'
Is Liona a girl's or a boy's name?
Liona is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK and 18 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Liona in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,935among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Liona, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2000, with 4 girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Liona in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #5,054 |
How popular is Liona in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,324among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 89,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 18 girls in the US were named Liona, making it the 6,324th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 11,085th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 19 girls. It first appears in the records in 1909.
Half of all the girls named Liona in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Liona in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #6,324 |
| 2024 | 10 | #9,551 |
| 2023 | 12 | #8,481 |
| 2022 | 10 | #9,674 |
| 2021 | 19 | #6,170 |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 13 | #8,134 |
| 2018 | 10 | #9,801 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 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 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,432 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #5,097 |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,812 |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,415 |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,957 |
Names like Liona
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luna Nova Lyra Maeva Aurora Lyla Isla Orla Liyana Nora Arabella Sienna
Names related to Liona
More Latin names
Oliver Olivia Leo Roman Emily Florence Mabel Rosie Emilia Max Lucy Julian Clara Anthony Austin Felix
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, “Liona: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/liona, updated 20 October 2026.