Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2020

Lianna

Meaning Spelling variant of Liana Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,105 Trend ↓ Falling 11%

Spelling variant of Liana.

Rank 2025
#1,105
among girls · ↑109 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
216
named Lianna · +11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,441
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2020
231 babies
All-time total
6,434
#2,195 all-time among girls
First recorded
1948
in Social Security records

Lianna popularity over time

6,434 babies have been named Lianna since 1948, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2020Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s 5 1 – #5,665
1950s 31 3 +520% #4,219
1960s 93 9 +200% #3,619
1970s 154 15 +66% #3,119
1980s 521 52 +238% #1,546
1990s 953 95 +83% #1,451
2000s 1,443 144 +51% #1,152
2010s 2,026 203 +40% #1,078
2020s (to 2025) 1,208 201 -1% #1,073

Where Lianna is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 214 0.13 outside top 500
2027 212 0.13 outside top 500
2028 210 0.13 outside top 500
2029 208 0.13 outside top 500
2030 207 0.13 outside top 500

Where Lianna is most popular

Girls named Lianna per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.120 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, New York, and Florida.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Lianna born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 60 0.332 +176%
New York 94 0.237 +97%
Florida 98 0.229 +90%
Massachusetts 26 0.215 +79%
California 161 0.192 +59%
Pennsylvania 38 0.161 +33%
Texas 106 0.132 +9%
Illinois 27 0.118 ≈ national
Georgia 25 0.110 -9%
Connecticut 6 0.103 -14%
Arizona 14 0.100 -17%
Virginia 14 0.082 -32%
Washington 11 0.076 -37%
Maryland 6 0.057 -53%
Minnesota 6 0.056 -54%
North Carolina 11 0.048 -60%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -74%
Ohio 5 0.021 -83%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Lianna

Lianna is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,105 in 2025 with 216 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1948, 6,434 American babies have been named Lianna. Its peak came in 2020, when 231 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Lianna stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lianna?

The median living Lianna is about 15 years old; half are between 7 and 27. An estimated 6,400 people named Lianna are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Lianna year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 216 #1,105
2024 195 #1,214
2023 179 #1,283
2022 198 #1,223
2021 189 #1,247
2020 231 #1,073
2019 226 #1,098
2018 224 #1,103
2017 208 #1,180
2016 181 #1,324
2015 205 #1,213
2014 164 #1,402
2013 161 #1,416
2012 218 #1,131
2011 229 #1,078
2010 210 #1,158
2009 220 #1,152
2008 219 #1,174
2007 165 #1,435
2006 134 #1,604
2005 127 #1,603
2004 132 #1,525
2003 116 #1,662
2002 103 #1,764
2001 108 #1,677
2000 119 #1,532
1995 111 #1,451
1990 101 #1,527
1985 44 #2,300
1980 40 #2,415
1975 9 #6,227
1970 12 #4,642
1965 9 #4,683
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Lianna, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Lianna?

The median living Lianna is about 15 years old. Half of all living Liannas are between 7 and 27 years old.

How many people named Lianna are alive today?

An estimated 6,400 people named Lianna are alive in the United States, based on 6,434 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lianna mean?

Spelling variant of Liana.

How popular is the name Lianna in 2025?

Lianna ranked #1,105 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 216 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lianna?

6,434 babies have been named Lianna in the United States since 1948, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lianna most popular?

Lianna peaked in 2020, when 231 newborns received the name.

Is Lianna a boy or girl name?

Lianna is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Lianna rising or falling?

Lianna is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Lianna become more popular?

Lianna looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 207 girls named Lianna in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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