girl's name

Liona

lee-OH-nuh (English)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 426

Liona is a girl's name with 3 syllables. 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.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Liona Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

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Births named Liona by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1900s 6
1910s 17
1920s 11
1930s 0
1940s 0
1950s 0
1960s 0
1970s 0
1980s 5
1990s 0
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

Canada #2,743 7 in 2021
England & Wales #5,403 4 in 2025
France #6,160 5 in 2025
United States #6,394 18 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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.

How to Say Liona

  • English lee-OH-nuh

Sibling Names for Liona

Names from the same era that do not 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.

How many syllables are in Liona?

Liona has 3 syllables.

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.