Given name & surname
Oliana
“resembling the oleander”
Oliana is used as a given name and a surname. One Hawaiian interpretation is “resembling the oleander.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hawaiian interpretation is “resembling the oleander.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hawaiian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Oliana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 226
- 0 boys · 226 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,731 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +8%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,731 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 7.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 191 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.
Oliana’s family of names
Oliana has a related form in Oleana. Oliana has a related form in Oleane. Oliana has a related form in Oleann.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Ollianalikely variant
- Oleanevariant
- Oliannavariant
- Oleannevariant
- Oleannvariant
- Oliannvariant
- Olianevariant
- Oleannavariant
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Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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