Given name
Liliana
“resembling the lily”
Liliana is a variant of Lillian. One Latin interpretation is “resembling the lily.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Liliana is a variant of Lillian. One Latin interpretation is “resembling the lily.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1950. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Liliana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 75,146
- 156 boys · 74,990 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 3,118 babies
- 2025
- 3,118
- #78 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +8%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 3,118 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 78 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 7.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (522). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 74,435 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.
Liliana’s family of names
In Polish usage, Liliana has a diminutive in Lila. In Italian usage, Liliana has a later derivative in Лїляна. Liliana has a related form in Lillian.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Liliana has relatives in 14 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
11 related names in 14 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
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 11
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Lillianaalso known as · Italian
- Lilyanaequivalent
- LilianeFrench, Portuguese
- Lilianneequivalent
- Lilanaequivalent
- Ljiljanaequivalent
- Liljanequivalent
- Liljanaequivalent
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See also 7
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Liliana
- Liliana CavaniItalian film director and screenwriterborn 1933
- Liliana SegreItalian Holocaust survivor and senator for lifeborn 1930
- Liliana GafencuRomanian rowerborn 1975
- Liliana MumyAmerican actressborn 1994
- Liliana AbudMexican film and telenovela actress and screenwriterborn 1948
- Liliana FernándezSpanish beach volleyball playerborn 1987
- Liliana NăstaseRomanian athletics competitor (born 1962)
- Lili ChookasianAmerican contralto opera singer (1921–2012)
- Liliana KomorowskaPolish actressborn 1956
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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