Fun Facts About the Name Liliana
- Gaining ground: Liliana remained in the U.S. top 100 for 4 consecutive years, from 2022 through 2025. In 2025, it gained 2 ranking positions compared with the previous year.
- More than 75 thousand babies named Liliana: U.S. records list 75,111 babies given the name Liliana from 1880 through 2025. Even 157 boys received the name Liliana - about 1 boy for every 477 girls.
What Does the Name Liliana Mean?
Liliana is a feminine name meaning "lily," from the Latin lilium, the word for the lily flower, which is related to Greek leirion. It is the usual form of the name in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian, and a Latinate counterpart of the English Lillian; Lilia and Lily are shorter relatives, while Polish uses Liliana or Lilianna and Bulgarian and Russian use Лилиана. The literal sense is the flower itself. The lily's role in Christian art as a sign of purity, common in depictions of the Annunciation and as an attribute of several saints, is a later association attached to the name rather than part of its etymology.
Liliana Name History & Origins
Latin lilium, the word for the lily, passed into the medieval Romance languages, and from it speakers of Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian formed the personal name Liliana. The name was later adopted in Central and Eastern Europe as well, including Polish and Czech Liliana, Slovak Lilianna, and Bulgarian and Russian Лилиана.
In English, the corresponding name is Lillian, with the older spelling Lilian appearing in medieval records alongside the short form Lily. Two explanations are offered for that English name: that it comes from the Latin lily word, or that it grew out of a pet form of Elizabeth, reached through the medieval diminutive Lylie. The surviving medieval evidence does not settle the question, so the English name's derivation stays uncertain, though the Romance Liliana is generally traced to the Latin flower word. Liliana became current as a given name in English-speaking countries largely through its use in Italian, Spanish, and other European communities.
How Popular is the Name Liliana?
Liliana recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2025. Liliana entered the top 100 U.S. girl names in 2022.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #78 | 3,118 | 0.1940% |
| 2024 | #80 | 3,009 | 0.1865% |
| 2023 | #88 | 2,800 | 0.1747% |
| 2022 | #97 | 2,786 | 0.1700% |
| 2021 | #104 | 2,608 | 0.1591% |
| 2020 | #110 | 2,479 | 0.1534% |
| 2019 | #109 | 2,603 | 0.1552% |
| 2018 | #109 | 2,795 | 0.1644% |
| 2017 | #109 | 2,765 | 0.1602% |
| 2016 | #123 | 2,644 | 0.1493% |
| 2015 | #127 | 2,566 | 0.1438% |
| 2014 | #119 | 2,639 | 0.1478% |
| 2013 | #124 | 2,618 | 0.1492% |
| 2012 | #117 | 2,623 | 0.1490% |
| 2011 | #116 | 2,663 | 0.1514% |
| 2010 | #124 | 2,518 | 0.1417% |
| 2009 | #120 | 2,653 | 0.1444% |
| 2008 | #150 | 2,296 | 0.1214% |
| 2007 | #151 | 2,321 | 0.1207% |
| 2006 | #151 | 2,271 | 0.1195% |
| 2005 | #191 | 1,797 | 0.0973% |
| 2004 | #223 | 1,519 | 0.0827% |
| 2003 | #244 | 1,346 | 0.0737% |
| 2002 | #259 | 1,211 | 0.0674% |
| 2001 | #277 | 1,141 | 0.0634% |
| 2000 | #300 | 1,065 | 0.0586% |
| 1999 | #306 | 1,005 | 0.0567% |
| 1998 | #344 | 847 | 0.0479% |
| 1997 | #342 | 820 | 0.0471% |
| 1996 | #345 | 811 | 0.0463% |
| 1995 | #332 | 802 | 0.0456% |
| 1994 | #334 | 799 | 0.0447% |
| 1993 | #332 | 791 | 0.0437% |
| 1992 | #345 | 754 | 0.0409% |
| 1991 | #345 | 751 | 0.0401% |
| 1990 | #368 | 721 | 0.0380% |
| 1989 | #460 | 527 | 0.0286% |
| 1988 | #508 | 436 | 0.0245% |
| 1987 | #527 | 385 | 0.0221% |
| 1986 | #516 | 401 | 0.0234% |
| 1985 | #516 | 390 | 0.0227% |
| 1984 | #556 | 336 | 0.0200% |
| 1983 | #525 | 361 | 0.0216% |
| 1982 | #524 | 374 | 0.0221% |
| 1981 | #462 | 465 | 0.0279% |
| 1980 | #640 | 285 | 0.0172% |
| 1979 | #728 | 228 | 0.0142% |
| 1978 | #861 | 171 | 0.0112% |
| 1977 | #909 | 156 | 0.0102% |
| 1976 | #704 | 210 | 0.0143% |
| 1975 | #791 | 177 | 0.0121% |
| 1974 | #811 | 166 | 0.0113% |
| 1973 | #811 | 162 | 0.0111% |
| 1972 | #940 | 131 | 0.0086% |
| 1971 | #1,057 | 114 | 0.0069% |
| 1970 | #1,058 | 116 | 0.0066% |
| 1969 | #1,492 | 63 | 0.0037% |
| 1968 | #1,870 | 41 | 0.0025% |
| 1967 | #2,057 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 1966 | #1,844 | 39 | 0.0023% |
| 1965 | #2,049 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1964 | #2,227 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1963 | #2,002 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 1962 | #2,876 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1961 | #2,905 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1960 | #2,869 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1959 | #4,180 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1958 | #4,733 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #5,781 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #4,330 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1955 | #3,485 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1954 | #4,938 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1953 | #5,399 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #4,319 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #5,846 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #5,038 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | #13,602 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2005 | #10,941 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #12,467 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #11,476 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #10,931 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #7,792 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #7,445 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #8,267 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #5,111 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #5,336 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #4,309 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #3,742 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #4,636 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #6,620 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #4,334 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #4,981 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #4,038 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1982 | #6,960 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #4,785 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #6,645 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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