Girls' name · since 1929
Liana
Liana has 20,666 recorded births since 1929 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,046 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #385 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,666
- born since 1929
- 2010s
- peak decade
Liana currently ranks #385 among girls' names in America, with 20,666 babies recorded since 1929.
Social Security Administration records show Liana recorded 20,666 times among girls since 1929, holding rank #385 nationally today, ahead of 98% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 2025.
- #1,046 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #385 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 20,666 born since 1929
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Liana ranks #1,046 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #385 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 20,666 born since 1929, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,046 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #385 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,666
- born since 1929
- 2010s
- peak decade
Liana's 20,666 recorded births place it above 98.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Liana compares
20,666 Top 6% higher than 94% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Liana's all-time total is 55x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Liana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 20,666 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 801 | 21 | 19,840 |
Liana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Liana's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 88% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 12%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1935, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 801, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Liana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 801
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Liana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (6,005 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Liana's strongest decade.
6,005 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Liana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 155
1940s
155 births
- 1950s 367
1950s
367 births
- 1960s 637
1960s
637 births
- 1970s 1,130
1970s
1,130 births
- 1980s 1,737
1980s
1,737 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,491 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,802 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,005 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,331 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6,005 births (29% of all-time use).
How Liana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Liana's total volume
Liana by state
Where Liana concentrates geographically, total births since 1929
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,652 | 17.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 2,662 | 12.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,542 | 7.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,347 | 6.5% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 991 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 724 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 680 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 670 | 3.2% |
3,652 of 20,666 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Liana appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Liana's data
- Liana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (6,005 total births) through the 2020s (4,331) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Lianas (3,652 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Liana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~96 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1929–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Liana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.