Lyanna
Lyanna was the 877th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 305 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 606th with 500 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,955 places. More babies were named Lyanna in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it lee-AH-nuh /liˈɑnə/
- Rank in 2025
- #877 girls, down 111 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 305girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2019500 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,772babies recorded
What does the name Lyanna mean?
Lyanna is a girls' name with no documented origin. Wiktionary records it as a female given name and quotes it in an 1893 poem by the American poet Madison Cawein, but gives no etymology. It is widely known from Lyanna Stark, a character in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and the television series Game of Thrones. It resembles Liana and Leanna, but no source documents a link.
How sure is this? Not documented. No documented origin.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Lyanna', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'List of A Song of Ice and Fire characters', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Lyanna popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #877 | 305 |
| 2020 | #766 | 355 |
| 2010 | #3,601 | 44 |
| 2000 | #6,116 | 18 |
| 1990 | #6,707 | 13 |
| 1980 | #11,387 | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lyanna, counting every spelling?
Lyanna is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #729 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #877 for Lyanna on its own. Together these spellings went to 388 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyanna | 305 | #877 | 1,337 |
| Lyana | 83 | #2,229 | 265 |
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 Lyanna?
305 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lyanna (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lyanna 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 27 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lyanna.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lyanna?
About 3,700 people born in the US named Lyanna are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 9. That makes Lyanna a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Lyanna by state
How common Lyanna was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (1.9×), New York (1.8×), Arizona (1.7×), California (1.6×), Texas (1.6×). In 28 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 Lyanna: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lyanna, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Lyanna · Sibling names for Lyanna
Questions about the name Lyanna
How popular is the name Lyanna?
Lyanna was the 877th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 305 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 606th with 500 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,955 places. More babies were named Lyanna in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Lyanna a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lyanna in the US.
Where is Lyanna most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lyanna was most common in New Jersey (0.31 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Arizona.