Girl’s name · French, Latin

Lyanah

How to say it: lya-NA · /ljaˈna/

Modern French respelling of Liana, a vine name - recent invention, no traditional meaning.

Lyanah was the 219th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are up about 69% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #209 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#219for girls in 2025
1 in 2,025US babies
0born in 2025
#209projected for 2030
2000sits peak decade
1 in 85chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Lyanah
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#219
Babies born in 20250
Share of births1 in 2,025
Peak decade2000s
Change over 10 years+69%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#209
In France, 2025#31 among girls’ names, 10 births

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

Its life, decade by decade

Lyanah is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 1 per million births, 2000s.

What goes with it

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Lyanah is about 1 in 85.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French.

In France: #31 for girls in 2025.

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