Lilyana
Liliana is a form of Lillian used in various countries.
Meaning & Origin of Lilyana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Liliana is a form of Lillian used in various countries.
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The Story of Lilyana
Lilyana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1981, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 649 Lilyanas were born — ranking #473 that year. As of 2026, Lilyana ranks #907 for baby girls with 294 births, falling sharply (-19%). In total, more than 10K Lilyanas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Lilyana
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- Liliana Abud , Mexican actress in telenovelas and cinema
- Liliana Allen (born 1970), Cuban track and field athlete, competing for Mexico
- Liliana Leah Archibald (1928–2014), English insurance broker
- Liliana Ayalde , American diplomat, former United States ambassador to Brazil
- Liliana Berezowsky (born 1944), Canadian sculptor
- Liliana V. Blum (born 1974), Mexican short story writer
- Liliana Campos (born 1971), Portuguese television presenter and model
- Liliana Castro (born 1979), Ecuadorian-born Brazilian actress
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Names that sound like Lilyana
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About the name Lilyana
Lilyana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Lilyana's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #472. Use the chart and map above to compare Lilyana'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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