Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2019

Lyanna

Meaning Spelling variant of Liana Gender Girl Rank 2025 #877 Trend ↓ Falling 27%

Spelling variant of Liana.

Rank 2025
#877
among girls · ↑79 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
305
named Lyanna · +12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,270
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
500 babies
All-time total
3,772
#3,103 all-time among girls
First recorded
1975
in Social Security records

Lyanna popularity over time

3,772 babies have been named Lyanna since 1975, 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
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2019Girls

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 – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 11 1 – #9,663
1980s 27 3 +145% #7,459
1990s 109 11 +304% #6,053
2000s 272 27 +150% #3,622
2010s 1,661 166 +511% #606
2020s (to 2025) 1,692 282 +70% #766

Where Lyanna 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 293 0.18 outside top 500
2027 283 0.18 outside top 500
2028 275 0.17 outside top 500
2029 269 0.17 outside top 500
2030 263 0.16 outside top 500

Where Lyanna is most popular

Girls named Lyanna per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.165 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, New York, and Arizona.

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 Lyanna 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 56 0.310 +88%
New York 120 0.303 +84%
Arizona 40 0.285 +73%
California 229 0.272 +65%
Texas 209 0.260 +58%
Illinois 57 0.249 +51%
Florida 94 0.220 +33%
Connecticut 11 0.189 +15%
Georgia 35 0.154 -7%
Massachusetts 17 0.141 -15%
Washington 20 0.138 -16%
Indiana 17 0.121 -27%
Michigan 22 0.121 -27%
North Carolina 27 0.119 -28%
Virginia 20 0.117 -29%
Kansas 5 0.087 -47%
Pennsylvania 16 0.068 -59%
Colorado 7 0.063 -62%
Utah 5 0.060 -64%
Maryland 5 0.047 -71%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -72%
Tennessee 7 0.044 -73%
Ohio 10 0.042 -74%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
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 Lyanna

Lyanna is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #877 in 2025 with 305 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 3,772 American babies have been named Lyanna. Its peak came in 2019, when 500 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Lyanna stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lyanna?

The median living Lyanna is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 8. An estimated 3,700 people named Lyanna are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

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

Lyanna year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 305 #877
2024 273 #956
2023 250 #1,015
2022 243 #1,050
2021 266 #978
2020 355 #766
2019 500 #606
2018 320 #849
2017 318 #862
2016 216 #1,168
2015 62 #2,832
2014 60 #2,876
2013 62 #2,796
2012 46 #3,504
2011 33 #4,428
2010 44 #3,601
2009 39 #3,988
2008 45 #3,622
2007 37 #4,178
2006 30 #4,752
2005 17 #7,029
2004 34 #4,146
2003 16 #7,080
2002 24 #5,014
2001 12 #8,524
2000 18 #6,116
1995 10 #8,467
1990 13 #6,707
1985 – –
1980 5 #11,387
1975 5 #9,942
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
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1930 – –
1925 – –
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1910 – –
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1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Lyanna?

The median living Lyanna is about 6 years old. Half of all living Lyannas are between 3 and 8 years old.

How many people named Lyanna are alive today?

An estimated 3,700 people named Lyanna are alive in the United States, based on 3,772 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lyanna mean?

Spelling variant of Liana.

How popular is the name Lyanna in 2025?

Lyanna ranked #877 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 305 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lyanna?

3,772 babies have been named Lyanna in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lyanna most popular?

Lyanna peaked in 2019, when 500 newborns received the name.

Is Lyanna a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Lyanna rising or falling?

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

Will Lyanna become more popular?

Lyanna is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 263 girls named Lyanna in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Lyanna

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