Given name

Lyana

Lyana is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Lyana 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 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Lyana through the years

Babies since 1880
956
0 boys · 956 girls
Most popular year
2025
83 babies
2025
83
#2,229 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+33%
Rising
0204060198020002025Highest share 202552
Lyana in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1971–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inFlorida, New York, California
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: Florida (13), New York (7), California (13), Texas (8).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 83 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,229 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 32.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California and Florida shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (13 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 699 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.

Lyana’s family of names

Lyana has a related form in Liana.

Walk Lyana’s family in the name graph

LyanaLyanahLianaLlyana

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Lyana, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Leiana

33RareSteady

>99% girls

Modern

Jiyana

26RareRising fast

>99% girls

Finnish · Modern

Lumi

“snow”

40UncommonRising fast

5% boys · 95% girls

Modern

Xianna

25RareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Hamna

19Very rareRising

>99% girls

Modern

Hosna

16Very rareRising fast

>99% girls

Arabic · Modern

Macarena

“blessed, happy”

27RareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Vaela

29RareRising fast

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Lyana’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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