Liliana
Liliana was the 78th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 3,118 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 49 places. More babies were named Liliana in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning lily · Latin, Italian, Spanish
Say it lil-ee-AH-nuh /ˌlɪliˈɑnə/
- Rank in 2025
- #78 girls, up 32 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 3,118girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20253,118 babies
- Total since 1880
- 75,146babies recorded
What does the name Liliana mean?
Liliana is a Latin-style form of Lilian, used in Italian, Spanish, Polish and other languages, and Wiktionary also lists it as an English name. Lilian and Lillian are generally taken to come from Latin lilium, 'lily', although Lillian may also have begun as a pet form of Elizabeth. Wikipedia calls Liliana a form of Lillian used in many countries. Lily and Lilly are common short forms, and the French form is Liliane.
līlium (Latin, “lily”)
How sure is this? Probable. As for Lillian: the lily derivation is generally accepted; an Elizabeth pet-form origin is possible.
Related names: Lillian, Lilian, Lily, Liliane, Lilianna.
See also: Latin names, names that mean flower.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Liliana', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'Lilian', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Liliana', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Nicknames for Liliana
The usual nicknames for Liliana are Lily, Lili and Lia. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Liliana in the last five years, 213 were named Lily, against 327 twenty years earlier. Lia is also gaining on the full name.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lily · also for Lillian, Lilith, Lilyana | Traditional | #18 | 30,614 |
| Lili | Modern | #2,800 | 309 |
| Lia · also for Amelia, Eliana | Modern | #200 | 6,839 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Lilianas go by each one.
Liliana popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 156 since 1979.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #78 | 3,118 |
| 2020 | #110 | 2,479 |
| 2010 | #124 | 2,519 |
| 2000 | #300 | 1,065 |
| 1990 | #368 | 721 |
| 1980 | #640 | 285 |
| 1970 | #1,056 | 116 |
| 1960 | #2,869 | 19 |
| 1950 | #5,038 | 6 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Liliana, counting every spelling?
Liliana is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #63 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #78 for Liliana on its own. Together these spellings went to 4,289 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liliana | 3,118 | #78 | 14,345 |
| Lilliana | 695 | #446 | 3,991 |
| Lilianna | 300 | #891 | 1,525 |
| Lillianna | 163 | #1,358 | 877 |
| Lyliana | 7 | #12,664 | 57 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Liliana?
3,118 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Liliana (0.86 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Liliana born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 3 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Liliana.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Liliana?
About 74,100 people born in the US named Liliana are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 7 and 22. That makes Liliana mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Liliana by state
How common Liliana was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Rhode Island (3.1×), New Mexico (3.0×), Hawaii (2.8×), Delaware (2.5×), Nevada (2.2×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Montana, Mississippi, Louisiana.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Liliana: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Liliana, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Liliana · Sibling names for Liliana
Questions about the name Liliana
What does Liliana mean?
Liliana means “lily” (Latin, Italian, Spanish origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Liliana?
Liliana was the 78th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 3,118 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 49 places. More babies were named Liliana in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Liliana a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Liliana in the US.
Where is Liliana most popular?
In 2021–2025, Liliana was most common in Rhode Island (5.51 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Mexico and Hawaii.