Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Lianne 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 1934. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lianne through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,013
- 0 boys · 3,013 girls
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 79 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #7,346 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −24%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,346 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 23.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 79 in 1986. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,234 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.
Lianne’s family of names
Lianne has a related form in Liana. Lianne has a related form in Liane. In English usage, Lianne has a related form in Leana.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Lianne
- Lianne La HavasBritish musicianborn 1989
- Lianne SandersonEnglish association football player (born 1988)
- Lianne TanBelgian badminton playerborn 1990
- Lianne NelsonAmerican rowerborn 1972
- Yeung Nga TingHong Kong badminton playerborn 1998
- Lianne DalzielNew Zealand politicianborn 1960
- Lianne de VriesDutch footballerborn 1990
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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