Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Liyana isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Liyana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,681
- 0 boys · 1,681 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 232 babies
- 2025
- 232
- #1,059 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +64%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 232 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,059 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 63.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (37). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 738 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.
Liyana’s family of names
Liyana may belong to the same name family as LIYANNA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
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 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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