The first name Liana
A girl’s name from Latin.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Latin origin
A female given name from Latin, derived from Juliana or Eliana
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 150 girls were named Liana, making it the 297th most popular girls’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Liana with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Liana at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 801 girls born in the United States were named Liana, the 386th most popular girls’ name that year.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Liana
4 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Liana LiberatoAmerican actress, born 1995
- Liana OrfeiActress, born 1937
- Liana SalazarColombian association football player, born 1992
- Kara BraxtonAmerican basketball player (1983–2026)
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Questions
- What is the origin of the name Liana?
- Liana comes from Latin.
- How popular is the name Liana?
- In 2025, 150 girls born in England and Wales were named Liana, ranking 297th.
- Is Liana a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 20,666 US babies named Liana since 1880 were girls.
- When was Liana most popular?
- 2025 in the United States, when 801 babies were named Liana, its highest rank at 386th.