Liana
Liana is a female given name. It is a short form of Eliana, Juliana, Liliana, Liyana and other names that end in -liana. It can also be a botanical name derived from Liana.
Meaning & Origin of Liana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Liana is a female given name. It is a short form of Eliana, Juliana, Liliana, Liyana and other names that end in -liana. It can also be a botanical name derived from Liana.
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The Story of Liana
Liana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1929, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 774 Lianas were born — ranking #409 that year. As of 2026, Liana ranks #431 for baby girls with 717 births, holding steady (+4%). In total, more than 21K Lianas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Liana
Liana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1929 and has accumulated 21K births in the dataset. Liana's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #409. Use the chart and map above to compare Liana's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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