Liliana
The story
Liliana is a Latinate form of Lillian, not a specifically Polish alteration of itself. It belongs in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, and English use, with Lilia, Lilianna, and Liana among its close relations. The family has long been associated with the lily flower, though the route through Lillian also touches the complicated history of Elizabeth-family forms. In the US display, Liliana registers lightly by the mid-twentieth century, gathers force through the 1990s and 2000s, and reaches its highest band in the 2010s and 2020s. That rise fits a name able to sound floral without being a plain English flower word. Liliana is elaborate but easy to shorten, international without needing its spelling changed, and more historically connected than the simple gloss lily suggests.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Liliana peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
11,629 people · the #1,534 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 17,544 · median age 41
Among people named Liliana living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 120 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Liliana
Most people given the name Liliana in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Liliana deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Liliana truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Liliana fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Liliana travels
Polish · A documented choice in Polish families.
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Names like Liliana · Nicknames for Liliana · Middle names for Liliana · Polish baby names
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