The first name Liane
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Liane last appeared in the official list in 2021, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1997, with 13 births (#1,365).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Liane with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Liane at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 9 girls born in the United States were named Liane, the 10,556th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1959, when 124 were.
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 Liane
14 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Liane de PougyFrench courtesan, dancer and novelist, editor (1869-1950)
- Liane HaidActress, singer (1895-2000)
- Liane MoriartyAustralian author, born 1966
- Liane AugustinGerman-Austrian singer, 1927–1978
- Liane ZimblerAustrian-American architect and interior architect (1892–1987)
- Liane BalabanCanadian actress, born 1980
- Liane LippertGerman cyclist, born 1998
- Liane BuhrEast German coxswain, born 1956
- Liane RussellAmerican geneticist, 1923–2019
- Liane ToothAustralian field hockey player, born 1962
- Liane MichaelisGerman handball player, born 1953
- Liane Alexandra CurtisAmerican actress, born 1965
Questions
- How popular is the name Liane?
- In 2021, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Liane, ranking 5,581st. Its peak was 1997, with 13 births.
- Is Liane a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 3,879 US babies named Liane since 1880 were girls.
- When was Liane most popular?
- 1959 in the United States, when 124 babies were named Liane, its highest rank at 942nd.