Girls' name · since 1907
Liane
3,879 babies named Liane in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,049 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,153 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,879
- born since 1907
- 1960s
- peak decade
3,879 babies have been named Liane since 1907, making it today's #10153 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Liane recorded 3,879 times among girls since 1907, holding rank #10153 nationally today, ahead of 41% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 2025.
- #3,049 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,153 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,879 born since 1907
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Liane ranks #3,049 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,153 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,879 born since 1907, peaking in the 1960s.
- #3,049 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,153 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,879
- born since 1907
- 1960s
- peak decade
Liane's 3,879 recorded births place it above 95.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Liane compares
3,879 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Liane's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Liane | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,879 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 124 | 21 | 19,840 |
Liane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Liane splits its recorded history at 1973: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1959 peak of 124 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Liane popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–2025
- Peak year (1959)
- 124
- Annual births at peak, across 119 years of records
Liane by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (873 births, 23% of the file).
1960s was Liane's strongest decade.
873 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Liane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1920s 28
1920s
28 births
- 1930s 131
1930s
131 births
- 1940s 216
1940s
216 births
- 1950s
1950s
745 births
- 1960s
1960s
873 births
- 1970s
1970s
746 births
- 1980s
1980s
569 births
- 1990s 322
1990s
322 births
- 2000s 109
2000s
109 births
- 2010s 71
2010s
71 births
- 2020s 63
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 873 births (23% of all-time use).
How Liane 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 Liane's total volume
Liane by state
Where Liane concentrates geographically, total births since 1907
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 495 | 12.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 286 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Hawaii | | 267 | 6.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 146 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 118 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 72 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 40 | 1.0% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 39 | 1.0% |
495 of 3,879 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Liane appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Liane's data
- Liane's decade-level peak was the 1960s (873 total births); usage has since declined to 63 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lianes (495 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 Liane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~118 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, 1907–2025 (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 Liane 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.