girl's name
Liadan
- Origin Irish
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 194
Northern Ireland
#525
2020 births
Liadan is a girl's name. In 2016 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Liadan is a name of Irish origin.
- Peaked in Ireland in 2023, when 9 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in Ireland.
- First appears in birth records in 1994.
Liadan over time
Births per decade in Ireland, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2017, not a full ten years. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2017, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 15 |
| 2000s | 33 |
| 2010s (to 2017) | 43 |
| 2020s (to 2017) | 26 |
How popular is Liadan?
In 2017, Liadan was given to 8 babies in Ireland, ranking #521 that year. It is a rare choice.
Where Liadan is used
Irish figures withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. The Central Statistics Office began recording the síneadh fada in 2018, so accented and unaccented spellings are counted separately from that year on. Data & sources.
How Liadan is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Líadan | Líadan is a rare spelling of Liadan, written with a fada and recorded 31 times, mostly in Ireland. | 31 |
Names that peaked alongside Liadan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Liadan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Liadan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Liadan in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Líadan
Sibling names for Liadan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Liadan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Liadan
How popular is the name Liadan?
In 2017, Liadan was given to 8 babies in Ireland, ranking #521 that year. It is a rare choice.
Is Liadan a girl's or a boy's name?
Liadan is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Liadan most popular?
Liadan peaked in 2023, when 9 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Liadan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Liadan currently ranks #916 in Ireland. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.