girl's name
Liliana
lil-ee-AH-nuh
- Origin Latin
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 4
- Letters 7
- Popularity Top 100 (US)
- Births on record 84,373
the United States
#78
2025 births
Liliana is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "lily," an elaborated form of Lily from lilium. It is the standard form across Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian, and carries the flower's long association with purity in Christian art.
- Liliana is a name of Latin origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 3,118 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 1,063 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1950.
- 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.
Liliana over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 77 |
| 1960s | 331 |
| 1970s | 1,638 |
| 1980s | 4,034 |
| 1990s | 8,160 |
| 2000s | 17,641 |
| 2010s | 26,441 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 16,824 |
What Liliana means
Liliana means lily, from the Latin lilium. The -ana ending is an ornamental extension rather than a separate element, so the meaning is identical to Lily's while the sound is considerably longer.
Where Liliana comes from
Liliana builds on the Latin lilium, the word for the lily, with the extension -ana that Romance languages use freely to lengthen a name. The white Madonna lily carried a fixed symbolic role in medieval and Renaissance Christian art as an emblem of purity, appearing in Annunciation scenes across Europe, and that association traveled with every form of the name. Liliana is standard in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian, and reached English-speaking countries largely through Spanish-speaking communities in the United States. A separate but converging line treats it as an elaboration of Lilian, whose own origin is contested between the flower and a medieval pet form of Elizabeth.
How popular is Liliana?
In 2025, Liliana was given to 3,118 babies in the United States, ranking #78 that year. It is one of the most popular names in the United States.
Where Liliana is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Liliana
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Liliana also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Liliana over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
4 nicknames for Liliana
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Liliana 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.
Sibling names for Liliana
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Liliana — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Liliana
What does the name Liliana mean?
Liliana means "lily," from the Latin lilium.
Is Liliana the same as Lillian?
They are closely related, though Lillian's origin is contested between the flower and a pet form of Elizabeth.
What are nicknames for Liliana?
Lily, Lia and Ana are the most common short forms.
How popular is the name Liliana?
In 2025, Liliana was given to 3,118 babies in the United States, ranking #78 that year. It is one of the most popular names in the United States.
Is Liliana a girl's or a boy's name?
Liliana is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Liliana?
Liliana has 4 syllables.
When was Liliana most popular?
Liliana peaked in 2025, when 3,118 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Liliana a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Liliana currently ranks #78 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.