Girls' name · peaked in 2025
Liana name popularity since 1925
20,666 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Liana. Half of them were born in 2010 or earlier, so the typical Liana is about 16 years old in 2026. Liana peaked in 2025 as the #386 name for girls, and it ranked #386 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 20,666
- Named Liana, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #386
- for girls in 2025 (801 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 20,666 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Florida
- 2.14× its national share
Peak year is the year Liana made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Liana births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Liana both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2006 and 2011, Liana became 1.8× more common, from 1 in 4,860 baby girls to 1 in 2,730.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Liana's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Liana.
Decade by decade
Babies named Liana in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 6 | – |
| 1930s | 5 | #4,590 |
| 1940s | 155 | #2,849 |
| 1950s | 367 | #2,047 |
| 1960s | 637 | #1,610 |
| 1970s | 1,130 | #1,133 |
| 1980s | 1,737 | #1,037 |
| 1990s | 2,491 | #799 |
| 2000s | 3,802 | #714 |
| 2010s | 6,005 | #528 |
| 2020–25 | 4,331 | #386 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
41.6% of babies named Liana from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Liana is most popular
The index compares Liana's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Liana.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 2.14× | 1,347 |
| New Jersey | 2.07× | 991 |
| New York | 2.01× | 2,662 |
| California | 1.98× | 3,652 |
| Connecticut | 1.90× | 359 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Liana and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Liana (this page) | 20,666 | 2025 |
| Lianna | 6,434 | 2020 |
| Laina | 3,513 | 2013 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Liana's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Liana.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Liana (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data