Lyana
Lyana is a 1955 Soviet musical comedy film directed by Boris Barnet.
Meaning & Origin of Lyana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lyana is a 1955 Soviet musical comedy film directed by Boris Barnet.
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The Story of Lyana
Lyana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1971, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 56 Lyanas were born — ranking #2,920 that year. As of 2026, Lyana ranks #3,291 for baby girls with 48 births, gradually rising (+10%). In total, more than 969 Lyanas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lyana
Lyana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 969 births in the dataset. Lyana's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #2,920. Use the chart and map above to compare Lyana'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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