Girls' name · since 2005

Lianah

Lianah has 146 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#11750
among girls today
146
born since 2005
2010s
peak decade
34%
more common than other girls

Yes -- Lianah is the #11750 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 146 recorded since 2005.

Lianah has 146 recorded births among girls since 2005, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11750 as of the latest data, more common than 34% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.

  • #11750 among girls today
  • 146 born since 2005
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 34% more common than other girls

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

Lianah is currently the #11750 girls' name in America, more common than 34% of girls - 146 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.

#11750
among girls today
146
born since 2005
2010s
peak decade
34%
more common than other girls

Lianah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%33.7%
Lianah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#11750
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 34% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Lianah was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

12 babies were named Lianah in 2013 - its busiest year on record.

How Lianah compares

146 31st percentile among 17,726 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

Lianah's all-time total is 62% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Lianah Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 146 382 567,345
Peak-year births 12 48 19,840

Lianah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Lianah's full recorded timeline at 2016, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2023, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Lianah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

146

Since 2005

21 years of records

Peak year

2013

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,750

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

2005

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2025

Lianah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
12
Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
468101214 2005201020142018202120242025 6

Lianah by decade

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

2010s was Lianah's strongest decade.

77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.

Lianah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 77 births (53% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lianah?
Lianah has been given to 146 babies in the U.S. since 2005, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #11750 as of the latest data. 12 babies were born in 2013, its single highest year.
When was Lianah most popular?
Lianah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Lianah been used?
Lianah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 21 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Lianah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lia, Liana, Lianna, Liane, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Lianah's data

  • Lianah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (77 total births) through the 2020s (45) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 2005–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lianah: #11750 Girls' Name - 146 Births, Peak 2013." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lianah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Lianah 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 July 2026.