Recorded 1951–2017 Girls' name Peak 1994 503 births

Liann — girls' name

503 babies named Liann in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s651960s851970s681980s741990s1082000s562010s47
1990s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Liann was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

18 babies were named Liann in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Liann

The Social Security Administration has registered 503 babies named Liann between 1951 and 2017, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Liann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Liann performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 108 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Liann shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Liann in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Liann 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 503 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.

Liann at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

503

Since 1951

67 years of records

Peak year

1994

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1951

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 2017

Liann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1951

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1994)
18
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
05101520 201720081999199119831974196519571951 6

Liann by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
108 births that decade — 21% of Liann's all-time total
1950s651960s851970s681980s741990s1082000s562010s47

Liann by state

Where Liann concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Liann
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 1.2%
New York share of Liann's total US births 1.2%

6 of 503 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Liann?
503 babies have been named Liann since 1951. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1994 with 18 births.
When was Liann most popular?
Liann was most popular in the 1990s decade with 108 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Liann most popular?
The top states for the name Liann are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Liann been used?
Liann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 67 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Liann?
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.

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, 1951–2017 (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.