Fun Facts About the Name Lilyana
- More than 9 thousand babies named Lilyana: U.S. records list 9,866 babies given the name Lilyana from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Lilyana Mean?
Lilyana is a feminine given name meaning "lily." It is a spelling variant of Liliana, a Latinate name formed from Latin lilium, "lily," the flower. The Latin word is related to Greek leirion, also a word for a lily. The -ana ending is a feminine name ending used in Latin-derived and Romance-language names; it is not the separate name Anna. Lilyana is therefore a flower name rather than a biblical name.
The similar English name Lillian has more than one explanation: it can be treated as a form of Lily or as a pet form of Elizabeth. The Liliana/Lilyana line is generally explained from Latin lilium. In Christian art the lily is a symbol of purity, but that is a symbolic association of the flower, not a separate literal meaning of the name.
Lilyana Name History & Origins
Liliana developed as a feminine given name in Romance-speaking Europe, where Latin lilium, "lily," supplied the root. It is used in Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese, and also in Romanian and several Slavic languages. The form Lilyana is used in English as a variant spelling of Liliana. It also appears as an English transliteration of the Bulgarian name Лиляна. Related South Slavic forms include Macedonian Лилјана (Liljana) and Serbian/Croatian Ljiljana. Because Cyrillic transliteration is not standardized, Lilyana, Liliana, and Liliyana can represent the same name.
In English, Lilyana belongs to the family of flower names that includes Lily and Lillian. Lily and Lillian were in use in English by the 19th century, and Latinate forms such as Liliana and Lilyana have appeared alongside them. The name's history is that of a flower word that became a personal name in several European languages.
How Popular is the Name Lilyana?
Lilyana recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2012. Its best rank was #472 in 2011.
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 | #1,050 | 237 | 0.0147% |
| 2024 | #897 | 297 | 0.0184% |
| 2023 | #901 | 296 | 0.0185% |
| 2022 | #917 | 299 | 0.0182% |
| 2021 | #898 | 302 | 0.0184% |
| 2020 | #879 | 305 | 0.0189% |
| 2019 | #772 | 360 | 0.0215% |
| 2018 | #711 | 408 | 0.0240% |
| 2017 | #662 | 447 | 0.0259% |
| 2016 | #662 | 444 | 0.0251% |
| 2015 | #574 | 534 | 0.0299% |
| 2014 | #533 | 583 | 0.0326% |
| 2013 | #513 | 580 | 0.0331% |
| 2012 | #473 | 649 | 0.0369% |
| 2011 | #472 | 627 | 0.0356% |
| 2010 | #483 | 625 | 0.0352% |
| 2009 | #522 | 582 | 0.0317% |
| 2008 | #627 | 492 | 0.0260% |
| 2007 | #724 | 402 | 0.0209% |
| 2006 | #784 | 351 | 0.0185% |
| 2005 | #1,016 | 240 | 0.0130% |
| 2004 | #1,189 | 189 | 0.0103% |
| 2003 | #1,549 | 125 | 0.0068% |
| 2002 | #1,652 | 112 | 0.0062% |
| 2001 | #2,140 | 77 | 0.0043% |
| 2000 | #2,843 | 51 | 0.0028% |
| 1999 | #2,488 | 58 | 0.0033% |
| 1998 | #3,266 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 1997 | #3,959 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1996 | #4,396 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1995 | #5,343 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1994 | #11,251 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #14,777 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #12,661 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #5,827 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1990 | #6,704 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1989 | #7,793 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #12,399 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #8,164 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #11,684 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #9,830 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #11,355 | 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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