Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Aliana isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aliana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,065
- 0 boys · 9,065 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 508 babies
- 2025
- 487
- #603 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +29%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 487 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 603 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 29.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (103). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,857 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aliana’s family of names
In Greek usage, Aliana as a surname is a transliteration of Αλιανά.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Aliana
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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