US rank #418 Girls' name Peak 2021 19,856 births

Liana — #418 US girls' name

19,856 babies named Liana in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61930s51940s1551950s3671960s6371970s11291980s17371990s24912000s38022010s60052020s3522
#418
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 98% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Liana was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

774 babies were named Liana in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Liana

The Social Security Administration has registered 19,856 babies named Liana between 1929 and 2024, spanning 96 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Liana currently holds the #418 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 774 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Liana performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 6,005 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Liana shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 3,512 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Liana in 40 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Liana in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 19,856 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Liana at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

19,856

Since 1929

96 years of records

Peak year

2021

774 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#418

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1929

Recorded for 96 years

Last year on file: 2024

Liana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1929

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2021)
774
Annual births at peak — across 96 years of records
-20002004006008001,000 202420132002199119801969195819471929 6

Liana by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
6,005 births that decade — 30% of Liana's all-time total
1920s61930s51940s1551950s3671960s6371970s11291980s17371990s24912000s38022010s60052020s3522

Liana by state

Where Liana concentrates geographically — total births since 1929

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Liana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
3,512 17.7%
#2 New York
2,577 13.0%
#3 Texas
1,464 7.4%
#4 Florida
1,276 6.4%
#5 New Jersey
951 4.8%
#6 Massachusetts
711 3.6%
#7 Illinois
649 3.3%
#8 Pennsylvania
641 3.2%
California share of Liana's total US births 17.7%
Even split

3,512 of 19,856 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.

Liana appears in 40 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Liana?
19,856 babies have been named Liana since 1929. It currently ranks #418 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 774 births.
When was Liana most popular?
Liana was most popular in the 2010s decade with 6,005 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Liana most popular?
The top states for the name Liana are California (3,512 births), New York (2,577 births), Texas (1,464 births).
How long has the name Liana been used?
Liana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 96 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Liana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lia, Lianna, Liane, Lianne, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1929–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.