ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1929 First Year 2026 Last Year 2021 Peak Year #409 Peak Rank 21K Total Count 89 Years Active 🌍 ## 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. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liana%5F%28name%29) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liana%5F%28name%29) [![Wikipedia thumbnail for Liana](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/LianaIndia.jpg/330px-LianaIndia.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liana%5F%28name%29) 📖 ## 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. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Liana Phonetically similar names — useful when Liana is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Leanna](/leanna) * [Lianna](/lianna) * [Leona](/leona) * [Leon](/leon) * [Lina](/lina) * [Lena](/lena) * [Leena](/leena) * [Leana](/leana) * [Luana](/luana) * Lyonnais * [Leoni](/leoni) * Lianas Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Liana What does the name Liana mean? 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. How popular is Liana in 2026? In 2026, Liana ranks #431 among girls' names in the U.S., with 717 babies given the name that year. When was Liana most popular? Liana reached its peak popularity in 2021, ranking #409 that year with 774 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Liana most popular? Liana has historically been most popular in Hawaii, Rhode Island, District of Columbia. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Liana. Is Liana a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Liana is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Liana? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Liana include Alene, Karrie, Vesta. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧AlenePeak #409](/alene)[👧KarriePeak #409](/karrie)[👧VestaPeak #408](/vesta)[👧JaunitaPeak #410](/jaunita)[👧MarvaPeak #410](/marva)[👧MelanyPeak #410](/melany)[👧AlyshaPeak #410](/alysha)[👧KelsiPeak #410](/kelsi) ## 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. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 2021 → ](/year/2021) * [ Names of the 2020s → ](/decade/2020s) * [ Names starting with "L" → ](/letter/l) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.