Lilyana
Liliana is a form of Lillian used in various countries.
- Bulgarian
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Bulgarian
The Story of Lilyana
The earliest SSA record of Lilyana as a baby girl name dates back to 1981, when 5 babies received it. 2012 was its biggest year on record, with 649 newborns named Lilyana — #473 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 51% of all recorded Lilyanas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #907 among baby girl names 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.
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Variants & Related Forms of Lilyana
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Lilyana. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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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