Fun Facts About the Name Liara
- 816 babies named Liara: U.S. records list 816 babies given the name Liara from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Liara Mean?
Liara is a feminine given name. In Italian usage it is usually explained as a variant of Ilaria, the Italian form of the Latin name Hilaria. That Latin name comes from hilaris or hilarus, borrowed from Greek hilaros, meaning "cheerful" or "merry"; the same root produced the English name Hilary. On this explanation the literal meaning of Liara is "cheerful."
Other listings connect Liara with Lara or with the Hebrew name Liora ("my light"), but these are similar-looking names with their own separate origins, and no reliable derivation from either is established. The precise origin of Liara itself remains uncertain.
Liara Name History & Origins
Liara is a rare feminine name. It appears in Italian naming, where it follows the common Italian feminine pattern of a name ending in -a, and it is often listed alongside Ilaria and Lara as a related or shortened form. Whether it developed directly from Ilaria, from Lara, or as an independent Italian coinage in that style is not clearly documented. Names of this shape share an ending but need not share an origin.
In English-speaking countries the name is uncommon and not part of the older traditional stock of English given names. It is also familiar from the character Liara T'Soni in the video game Mass Effect (2007) and its sequels; this is a modern fictional use of the name, separate from its derivation, and it is not evidence of the name's origin or earliest recorded use.
How Popular is the Name Liara?
Liara has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2025. Its best rank was #2,011 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,011 | 95 | 0.0059% |
| 2024 | #2,615 | 67 | 0.0042% |
| 2023 | #3,204 | 51 | 0.0032% |
| 2022 | #3,193 | 51 | 0.0031% |
| 2021 | #3,139 | 52 | 0.0032% |
| 2020 | #3,757 | 39 | 0.0024% |
| 2019 | #3,588 | 43 | 0.0026% |
| 2018 | #3,641 | 42 | 0.0025% |
| 2017 | #2,824 | 60 | 0.0035% |
| 2016 | #3,123 | 53 | 0.0030% |
| 2015 | #3,281 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 2014 | #2,766 | 63 | 0.0035% |
| 2013 | #3,751 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 2012 | #3,442 | 47 | 0.0027% |
| 2011 | #7,295 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2010 | #14,349 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #16,392 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #16,623 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #12,237 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #13,862 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #14,825 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #14,431 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Liara Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You always bring to completion anything you start. You are generous but like to see returns from your giving. You have an executive ability, you are a leader. You are moral, balanced, honest and intellectual, and you may attain spirituality. You are wise and practical with an appreciation of beauty. You always think before you act. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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