Girls' name · since 1994
Liyana
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 1,681 babies named Liyana, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,305 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,059 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,681
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
1,681 babies have been named Liyana since 1994, making it today's #1059 girls' name.
Liyana has 1,681 recorded births among girls since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1059 as of the latest data, more common than 94% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #5,305 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,059 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,681 born since 1994
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Liyana ranks #5,305 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,059 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,681 born since 1994, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,305 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,059 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,681
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
Liyana's 1,681 recorded births place it above 92.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Liyana compares
1,681 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Liyana's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Liyana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,681 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 232 | 21 | 19,840 |
Liyana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Liyana's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 82% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 18%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 232, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Liyana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 232
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Liyana by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (882 births, 52% of the file).
2020s was Liyana's strongest decade.
882 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Liyana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 112
2000s
112 births
- 2010s
2010s
682 births
- 2020s
2020s
882 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 882 births (52% of all-time use).
How Liyana 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 Liyana's total volume
Liyana by state
Where Liyana concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 268 | 15.9% |
| #2 | California | | 162 | 9.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 144 | 8.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 74 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 71 | 4.2% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 71 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 63 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 59 | 3.5% |
268 of 1,681 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Liyana appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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- New York records the most Liyanas (268 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Liyana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Liyana 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.