Liane
Liane is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
- German
Meaning & Origin of Liane
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Liane is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
The Story of Liane
The earliest SSA record of Liane as a baby girl name dates back to 1907, when 6 babies received it. 1959 was its biggest year on record, with 124 newborns named Liane — #941 in the national rankings. About 22% of every Liane on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Liane ranks #8,170 for baby girls with 12 births, rising sharply (+69% over the past five years). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Liane
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Liane. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Liane
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About the name Liane
Liane is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1907 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Liane's peak popularity came in 1959 when it ranked #941. Use the chart and map above to compare Liane'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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