Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Liann is a variant of Liana. Liana has been associated with French and English naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1951. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Liann through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 503
- 0 boys · 503 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 18 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 620 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.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Liann, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
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2% boys · 98% girls
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>99% girls
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>99% girls
Lauren
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>99% girls
Lizeth
“my God is bountiful”
>99% girls
Lizbeth
“God is my oath” · “My God is bountiful”
>99% girls