girl's name
Liyanah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 337
England and Wales
#980
2025 births
Liyanah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in England and Wales in 2025, when 36 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in England and Wales.
- Today about 1 in 14,637 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 2010.
Liyanah over time
Births per decade in England and Wales, 2010s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 62 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 140 |
How popular is Liyanah?
In 2025, Liyanah was given to 36 babies in England and Wales, ranking #980 that year. It is a rare choice.
Where Liyanah is used
Figures for England and Wales 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. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Liyanah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Liyanah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Liyanah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Liyanah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Liyanah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Liyanah
How popular is the name Liyanah?
In 2025, Liyanah was given to 36 babies in England and Wales, ranking #980 that year. It is a rare choice.
Is Liyanah a girl's or a boy's name?
Liyanah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Liyanah most popular?
Liyanah peaked in 2025, when 36 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Liyanah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Liyanah currently ranks #980 in England and Wales. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.