Liana is a distinctive choice, ranked #347 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Liana in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#347
US Rank #418
About the Name Liana
2024 marks Liana's peak year in UK records so far, sitting at UK #347. The name has climbed 83 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Liana is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it sits at #418 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Liana
Unlikely. With around 126 UK babies named Liana per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Liana in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Liana is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 83 places over the last five years to #347 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Liana is more popular in the UK (#347) than in the US (#418). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Liana include: Lily Estelita Liana — Lily Estelita Liana, popularly known as Estelita Liana, is an Indonesian National Narcotics Board of the Republic of Indonesia Ambassador, doctor, fashion...; Liana Hinds — Liana Kayla-Marie Hinds is an American-born Trinidadian footballer who plays as a defender for the Trinidad and Tobago women's national team.; Liana Mirashnichenka — Liana Mirashnichenka is a Belarusian football midfielder currently playing for FC Minsk..
Liana appears in the US top 500 at #418 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
126
UK babies named Liana (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 83 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Liana
Likely around 1 other Liana in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Liana
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Lily Estelita Liana, popularly known as Estelita Liana, is an Indonesian National Narcotics Board of the Republic of Indonesia Ambassador, doctor, fashion model and a beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2014. She represented Indonesia at the Miss Supranational 2014 pageant in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland, where she won Best National Costume Awards, designed by Jember Fashion Carnaval.
Liana Kayla-Marie Hinds is an American-born Trinidadian footballer who plays as a defender for the Trinidad and Tobago women's national team. She last played professionally for Hibernian.
Garyfallia "Liana" Kanelli (Greek: Γαρυφαλλιά (Λιάνα) Κανέλλη; born 20 March 1954) is a Greek journalist and Member of the Greek Parliament for the Communist Party of Greece since 2000.
Oei Liana is an American former swimmer of Chinese Indonesian background who represented the Republic of China (Taiwan) in international competition. She competed in six events at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Liana De Girolami Cheney is an art historian, administrator, author, curator, and educator. She is the Founder of the Society of Renaissance Art History.