Given name & surname · also French
Liana
“The Lord answers our prayers”
Liana is a form of Eliana. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord answers our prayers.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Liana is a form of Eliana. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord answers our prayers.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with French and English naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1929. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Liana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 20,666
- 0 boys · 20,666 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 801 babies
- 2025
- 801
- #386 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +11%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 801 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 386 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 11.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (138). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 17,796 as a first name in 2020; 290 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Liana’s family of names
In Slovak usage, Liana has a diminutive in LIANKA. In English usage, Liana shares a linguistic root with the Latvian form Liāna. Liana is a form of Eliana.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Liana has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its English roots to each of them.
Englishwhere Liana comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 19
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 5
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 15
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Liana
- Liana LiberatoAmerican actressborn 1995
- Liana IsakadzeSoviet and Georgian violinist, music educator, conductor (1946–2024)
- Liana Orfeiactressborn 1937
- Liana BadrPalestinian novelist and short story writerborn 1950
- Liana TsotadzeOlympic diverborn 1961
- Liana KanelliGreek journalist and politicianborn 1954
- Liana Mesavolleyball playerborn 1977
- Liana Salazarassociation football playerborn 1992
- Liana AlexandraRomanian composer (1947–2011)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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