Given name & surname
Liliane
“resembling the lily”
Liliane is a variant of Lillian. One Latin interpretation is “resembling the lily.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Liliane 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 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Liliane through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 857
- 0 boys · 857 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 35 babies
- 2025
- 29
- #4,709 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −10%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 29 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,709 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 10.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,324 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.
Liliane’s family of names
In French usage, Liliane has a masculine form in Lilian. Liliane has a related form in Lillian. In French usage, Liliane has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Liliana.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Liliane has relatives in 6 languages.
3 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
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 Liliane
- Leelee SobieskiAmerican actress and artistborn 1983
- Liliane BettencourtFrench heiress, socialite and businesswoman1922–2017
- Lili DamitaAmerican actress (1904-1994)
- Liliane Saint-PierreBelgian singerborn 1948
- Liliane MontevecchiFrench-Italian actress, dancer, and singer (1932-2018)
- Liliane RovèreFrench actressborn 1933
- Liliane MaestriniBrazilian beach volleyball playerborn 1987
- Liliane Maury PasquierSwiss politicianborn 1956
- Liliane de KermadecFrench film director (1928–2020)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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