girl's name
Liona
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 426
Liona is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2021, when 19 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 184,196 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1909.
Liona over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 |
| 1910s | 17 |
| 1920s | 11 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 2000s | 28 |
| 2010s | 80 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 77 |
How popular is Liona?
In 2025, Liona was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Liona 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 Liona
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Liona also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Liona over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Liona
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Liona — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Liona
How popular is the name Liona?
In 2025, Liona was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Liona a girl's or a boy's name?
Liona is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Liona most popular?
Liona peaked in 2021, when 19 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Liona a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Liona currently ranks #5,403 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.