Liyana

Liyana was the #1,059 girls' name in the US in 2025 (232 babies), and #111 in England & Wales and #329 in Canada.

Liyana as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Liyana as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaScotlandUS
Liyana as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,059 (232)#111 (425)#359 (9)—#329 (95)
2024#1,484 (147)#164 (309)#384 (8)—#536 (56)
2023#1,669 (124)#180 (283)#749 (3)—#397 (76)
2022#1,540 (139)#170 (297)#418 (7)#905 (3)#756 (36)
2021#1,680 (123)#188 (272)#442 (7)—#521 (56)
2020#1,721 (117)#220 (213)#544 (5)—#808 (35)
2019#1,971 (98)#248 (196)——#643 (47)
2018#2,159 (87)#298 (158)——#907 (30)
2017#2,200 (86)#315 (153)——#1,090 (23)
2016#2,366 (79)#323 (154)#798 (3)—#949 (28)
2015#2,431 (75)#406 (111)——#1,115 (22)
2014#2,683 (65)#367 (122)——#1,455 (16)
2013#2,726 (63)#388 (112)——#1,091 (23)
2012#2,978 (57)#499 (88)——#1,695 (13)
2011#3,916 (38)#629 (64)——#1,882 (11)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,059.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1994.

How common is it?

about 1 in 6,900 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 6,900uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 600common
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 2,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 1,600uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Liyana is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 7,200 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 5,100 to 1 in 10,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Liyana by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #797ILMichigan: #638MINew York: #462NYMassachusetts: #564MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #815INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,392PANew Jersey: #718NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,228CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: #744KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #606VAMaryland: #400MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,213GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,154TXFlorida: #864FL
Liyana (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#36435
Quebec2025#5408

Liyana (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
LiyanaCanadaGirls#32995
LiyanaEngland & WalesGirls#111425
LiyanaIrelandGirls—too few
LiyanaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
LiyanaScotlandGirls#3599
LiyanaUSGirls#1,059232