Lilyana
Lilyana was the 1050th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 237 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 472nd; the most babies were born in 2012 (650). Over the last ten years it has moved down 477 places. More babies were named Lilyana in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning variant of Lilian / Lily · Bulgarian, English, Latin
Say it lil-ee-AH-nuh /ˌlɪliˈɑnə/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,050 girls, down 171 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 237girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2012650 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,872babies recorded
What does the name Lilyana mean?
Lilyana is listed by Wiktionary as a transliteration of Bulgarian Liliana (Лиляна), equivalent to English Lilian. Lilian comes either from the flower lily (Latin lilium) or from a pet form of Elizabeth. In the US, Lilyana is more likely an elaboration of Lily with the -ana ending, used from the 1980s and popular in the 2000s along with Liliana. Both readings lead back to the lily, a Christian symbol of purity.
lilium (Latin, “lily”)
How sure is this? Probable. Lilian may derive from Lily or Elizabeth; the American spelling likely follows Lily.
Related names: Liliana, Lillian, Lily, Lilia.
See also: Latin names, names that mean flower.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Lilyana', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Lilian', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Nicknames for Lilyana
The usual nicknames for Lilyana are Lily. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Lilyana in the last five years, 2136 were named Lily, against 3090 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lily · also for Lillian, Liliana, Lilith | Modern | #18 | 30,614 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Lilyanas go by each one.
Lilyana popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,050 | 237 |
| 2020 | #879 | 305 |
| 2010 | #483 | 625 |
| 2000 | #2,843 | 51 |
| 1990 | #6,704 | 13 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
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| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lilyana, counting every spelling?
Lilyana is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #600 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,050 for Lilyana on its own. Together these spellings went to 495 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lilyana | 237 | #1,050 | 1,433 |
| Lilyanna | 126 | #1,647 | 717 |
| Lillyana | 81 | #2,268 | 392 |
| Lillyanna | 51 | #3,151 | 332 |
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 Lilyana?
237 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lilyana (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lilyana 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 35 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lilyana.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lilyana?
About 9,800 people born in the US named Lilyana are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 8 and 17. That makes Lilyana 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.
Lilyana by state
How common Lilyana was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (1.8×), Pennsylvania (1.7×), Minnesota (1.6×), Michigan (1.5×). In 19 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lilyana: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lilyana, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Lilyana · Sibling names for Lilyana
Questions about the name Lilyana
What does Lilyana mean?
Lilyana means “variant of Lilian / Lily” (Bulgarian, English, Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Lilyana?
Lilyana was the 1050th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 237 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 472nd; the most babies were born in 2012 (650). Over the last ten years it has moved down 477 places. More babies were named Lilyana in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Lilyana a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lilyana in the US.
Where is Lilyana most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lilyana was most common in Rhode Island (0.64 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Mexico and Arizona.