Liyana
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- lee-YAH-na
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #126 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,059 for girls
Liyana is a girls' name of Arabic origin. In 2025 it ranked 126th for girls in the UK (434 babies) and 1,059th for girls in the US (232 babies).
Where does Liyana come from?
Arabic: Arabic-derived name
Is Liyana a girl's or a boy's name?
Liyana is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 434 girls in the UK and 232 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Liyana in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 126th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 434 about 1 in 640 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 81% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.2% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 434 girls in the UK were named Liyana, making it the 126th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 236th.
2025 had the most girls named Liyana of any year since it first appeared, in 2004.
Half of all the girls named Liyana in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 487 girls in the UK were given Liyana or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #132.
Among girls in 2025, it was 111th in England and Wales and 359th in Scotland.
Liyana in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 434 | #126 |
| 2024 | 317 | #178 |
| 2023 | 286 | #193 |
| 2022 | 304 | #185 |
| 2021 | 279 | #201 |
| 2020 | 218 | #236 |
| 2019 | 197 | #271 |
| 2018 | 158 | #328 |
| 2017 | 155 | #334 |
| 2016 | 157 | #340 |
| 2015 | 113 | #434 |
| 2014 | 122 | #407 |
| 2013 | 113 | #421 |
| 2012 | 89 | #534 |
| 2011 | 64 | #681 |
| 2010 | 76 | #578 |
| 2009 | 44 | #844 |
| 2008 | 30 | #1,090 |
| 2007 | 25 | #1,204 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,545 |
| 2005 | 16 | #1,521 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,634 |
How popular is Liyana in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,059th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 232 about 1 in 6,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 67% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 232 girls in the US were named Liyana, making it the 1,059th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,721st. It first appears in the records in 1994.
2025 had the most girls named Liyana of any year since it first appeared, in 1994.
Half of all the girls named Liyana in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 264 girls in the US were given Liyana or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #898, up from #1,059 for this spelling alone.
Liyana in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 232 | #1,059 |
| 2024 | 147 | #1,484 |
| 2023 | 124 | #1,669 |
| 2022 | 139 | #1,540 |
| 2021 | 123 | #1,680 |
| 2020 | 117 | #1,721 |
| 2019 | 98 | #1,971 |
| 2018 | 87 | #2,159 |
| 2017 | 86 | #2,200 |
| 2016 | 79 | #2,366 |
| 2015 | 75 | #2,431 |
| 2014 | 65 | #2,681 |
| 2013 | 63 | #2,725 |
| 2012 | 57 | #2,977 |
| 2011 | 38 | #3,915 |
| 2010 | 34 | #4,305 |
| 2009 | 32 | #4,570 |
| 2008 | 25 | #5,571 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
Names like Liyana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Ayra, Amira, Hafsa, Khadija, Zainab, Inaya, Aaliyah, Abeeha, Ayah, Nusaybah, Raya
Other spellings of Liyana
Names related to Liyana
Lana, Liana, Lian, Liyaana, Lyanna, Lianna, Lyana, Layna, Laina, Leiana
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo
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, “Liyana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/liyana, updated 20 October 2026.