Spellings

Liana or Lyanna?

In the US in 2025, 49% of babies in this name family were spelled Liana and 19% Lyanna. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Ten years ago

Liana already led in 2015, with 62% of the family's births; it has 49% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 966 to 1,637 births (+69%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Liana597801+34%
Lyanna62305×5
Liyana75232×3
Lianna205216+5%
Lyana2783×3

How they sound

  • Liana /liˈɑnə/ (lee-AH-nuh)
  • Lyanna /liˈænə/ (lee-AN-uh)
  • Liyana /liˈjɑnə/ (lee-YAH-nuh)
  • Lianna /liˈɑnə/ (lee-AH-nuh)
  • Lyana /ljaˈna/ (lyah-NAH)
  • Lyanah /ljaˈna/ (lya-NA)

In France

In France in 2025: Liana 205 births (#261 among girls), Lyanna 220 births (#251 among girls), Liyana 200 births (#269 among girls), Lianna 10 births, Lyana 910 births (#45 among girls) and Lyanah 10 births.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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