Girl · Latin or English
Liliana
Say it: lil-ee-AH-nuh
Meaning
A Latinate elaboration of Lillian or Lily, generally linked with Latin lilium 'lily', though Lillian may also have begun as a pet form of Elizabeth.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Long used in Italy, Spain, Poland and Latin America, it became popular in the US in the 2000s.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 60,716 babies given this name since 1950
- At its height in 2018, about 1 in 608 girls
- 2,457 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Lilliana, Lilyana
| Italian | Liliana |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Liliana |
| Polish | Liliana |
| French | Liliane |
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Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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