Lilyanna
Lilyanna was the 1647th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 126 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 851st with 310 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 690 places. More babies were named Lilyanna in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Lilyana) variant of Lilian / Lily · Bulgarian, English, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #1,647 girls, down 355 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 126girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2011310 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,065babies recorded
What does the name Lilyanna mean?
Lilyanna is a spelling of Lilyana, pronounced the same way, so it shares Lilyana's meaning and origin.
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)
Lilyanna popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,647 | 126 |
| 2020 | #1,292 | 172 |
| 2010 | #869 | 307 |
| 2000 | #3,373 | 40 |
| 1990 | #14,254 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lilyanna, counting every spelling?
Lilyanna is a spelling of Lilyana, a name family that ranked #600 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,647 for Lilyanna 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 Lilyanna?
126 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lilyanna (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lilyanna 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 67 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lilyanna.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lilyanna?
About 5,000 people born in the US named Lilyanna are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 8 and 17. That makes Lilyanna 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.
Lilyanna by state
How common Lilyanna was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (1.7×). In 33 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 Lilyanna: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lilyanna, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lilyanna
What does Lilyanna mean?
Lilyanna is a spelling of Lilyana, which means “variant of Lilian / Lily” (Bulgarian, English, Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Lilyanna?
Lilyanna was the 1647th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 126 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 851st with 310 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 690 places. More babies were named Lilyanna in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Lilyanna a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lilyanna in the US.
Where is Lilyanna most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lilyanna was most common in Colorado (0.16 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arizona and New York.