Girls' name · since 1951
Liann
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.
- #11,822 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 503
- born since 1951
- 1990s
- peak decade
Liann sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 503 recorded since 1951.
Social Security Administration records show Liann recorded 503 times among girls since 1951, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2017.
- #11,822 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 503 born since 1951
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Liann ranks #11,822 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 503 born since 1951, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,822 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 503
- born since 1951
- 1990s
- peak decade
Liann's 503 recorded births place it above 83.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Liann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Liann's full recorded timeline at 1985, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1960, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Liann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2017
- Peak year (1994)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Liann by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (108 births, 21% of the file).
1990s was Liann's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Liann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
65 births
- 1960s
1960s
85 births
- 1970s
1970s
68 births
- 1980s
1980s
74 births
- 1990s
1990s
108 births
- 2000s
2000s
56 births
- 2010s
2010s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 108 births (21% of all-time use).
How Liann 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 Liann's total volume
Liann by state
Where Liann concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 1.2% |
6 of 503 births nationwide.
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What to do with Liann's data
- Liann's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (108 total births) through the 2010s (47) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Lianns (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Liann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1951–2017 (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 Liann 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.