Liyana
Girl name · #1059 in 2025 · Rare
Liyana ranks #1059 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 232 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #2431, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 7,759 girls born in 2025 was named Liyana.
The 31-year story
Liyana first appears in the Social Security records in 1994, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 232 babies and a rank of #1059. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Liyana per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Liyana in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Liyana is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Liyana will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Liyana is most common
Geography matters for names, and Liyana is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Liyana is most common in MD (0.7 per 1,000), NY (0.5 per 1,000), VA (0.4 per 1,000), MI (0.3 per 1,000), NJ (0.3 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.2 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Liyana is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Liyana
Statistically, parents drawn to Liyana tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Elyana, Layana, Ailana, Emiliana, and Lyana.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Liyana | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 232 | #1059 |
| 2024 | 147 | #1484 |
| 2023 | 124 | #1669 |
| 2022 | 139 | #1540 |
| 2021 | 123 | #1680 |
| 2020 | 117 | #1721 |
| 2019 | 98 | #1971 |
| 2018 | 87 | #2159 |
| 2017 | 86 | #2200 |
| 2016 | 79 | #2366 |
| 2015 | 75 | #2431 |
| 2014 | 65 | #2683 |
| 2013 | 63 | #2726 |
| 2012 | 57 | #2978 |
| 2011 | 38 | #3916 |
| 2010 | 34 | #4306 |
| 2009 | 32 | #4571 |
| 2008 | 25 | #5574 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7733 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8237 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7891 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9264 |
| 1994 | 5 | #13430 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Liyana a popular girl name?
Liyana ranked #1059 among girls in 2025 with 232 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2431.
When was the name Liyana most popular?
Liyana peaked in 2025, when 232 American girls received the name (ranked #1059 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Liyana?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 7,759 newborn American girls was named Liyana. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.