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Lyanna

girl name
Origin
English
Syllables
3
Peak era
2020s
Today
▲ Rising

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Meaning

popularized by Game of Thrones; likely an invented name

How popular is Lyanna around the world?

In the United States, 1,692 babies were named Lyanna between 2020 and 2025. In France, about 220 girls named Lyanna were born in 2025, the 252nd most common name among girls that year.

Lyanna is on the official records of the United States, France, Canada, Ireland, South Australia, Mexico City, England and Wales, Chile, Austria, Poland, Argentina, Brazil and Spain.

United States

1 in 13,000

In the United States, 1,692 babies were named Lyanna between 2020 and 2025.

1890speak 2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Lyanna peaked in the 2020s.

Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration

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France

1 in 2,900

In France, about 220 girls named Lyanna were born in 2025, the 252nd most common name among girls that year.

2000peak 2020

share of that year’s births on record

Births in France by year of birth, from INSEE’s fichier des prénoms (1900–2025; Mayotte from 2012); exact spellings count separately (Léo and Leo are different names), any spelling under 3 in a year and sex is withheld at source, every count is rounded to the nearest 5 at source, and nametree keeps the spellings that reached 20 in some year. Shares divide by INSEE’s count of births in France from 1957, and before that by the file’s own total for the year; INSEE says the file is not complete before 1946. Source: Insee, fichier des prénoms (last updated 2026-07-16)

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Canada

1 in 7,500

In Canada, 49 girls named Lyanna were born in 2024, the 586th most common name among girls that year.

1991peak 2019

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)

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Ireland

1 in 18,000

In Ireland, 3 girls named Lyanna were born in 2025, the 885th most common name among girls that year.
The count never rose above 3 in a year, too few to chart.

Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names

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South Australia

1 in 18,000 · 2017

In South Australia, 1 girl was registered as Lyanna in 2017.
The count never rose above 1 in a year, too few to chart.

Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names

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Mexico City City

1 in 29,000

In Mexico City, there were 4 registrations of Lyanna in 2022.
The count never rose above 5 in a year, too few to chart.

Civil-registry acts in Mexico City by registration year. Counts are lower bounds (names under 6 in a month and borough are removed at source) and count name-instances, not people; compound names are split, so “Maria Jose” counts under each part. 2023, a partial extract through 3 Mar with no cell on record for this name, is excluded. Source: Registro Civil of Mexico City, open data portal, registered given names 2000-2023

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England and Wales

1 in 33,000

In England and Wales, 18 girls named Lyanna were born in 2025, ranked 1,639th among girls that year.

1996peak 2024

share of that year’s name registrations

Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales

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Chile

1 in 45,000

In Chile, 4 girls were registered as Lyanna in 2021, every accent spelling counted together.
The count never rose above 8 in a year, too few to chart.

First-name registrations with Chile’s civil registry by year of registration, 1920–2021, counted as spelling groups (Sofía, Sofia and Sofìa are one name, shown with its most-registered spelling); the registry withholds nothing, nametree keeps the groups that reached 5 registrations in some year, and shares divide by every registration of the year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación (Chile) via the guaguas package, first-name registrations 1920-2021

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Austria

1 in 76,000

In Austria, 1 girl named Lyanna was born in 2025, ranked 1,875th among girls that year, spellings that differ only by special characters counted together.
The count never rose above 3 in a year, too few to chart.

Live births in Austria by year of birth, 1984–2025, from Statistik Austria’s first-name statistics; spellings that differ only by special characters are counted together (umlauts stay apart), every name down to a single birth is published, and the count covers babies with Austrian citizenship only until 2009, every baby from 2010, and from 2015 also births abroad to mothers living in Austria. Shares divide by Statistik Austria’s count of live births from 2010, and before that by the file’s own total for the year. Source: Statistik Austria - data.statistik.gv.at (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1, updated 2026-07-09)

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Poland

1 in 120,000

In Poland, 2 girls named Lyanna were born in 2025, the 706th most common name among girls that year.
The count never rose above 2 in a year, too few to chart.

First names given to children born in Poland by year of birth, 2000–2025, from the PESEL population register (Ministry of Digital Affairs); exact spellings count separately (Łukasz and Lukasz are different names), names given fewer than 5 times in a year were left off the list through 2012 and fewer than 2 times from 2013, and the register also counts children born abroad, so its yearly sums run above Poland’s live births. Shares divide by the register’s own published total for the year, never by births. Source: Ministry of Digital Affairs, PESEL register (dane.gov.pl)

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Argentina

1 in 330,000

In Argentina, 2 newborns were given the name Lyanna in 2024.
The count never rose above 8 in a year, too few to chart.

Given-name components of births in Argentina 2012–2024; national cells are lower bounds and no sex split is published. Source: RENAPER (Argentina), Dirección Nacional de Población, given names 2012-2024

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Brazil

1 in 1M

At the 2022 census, 265 people in Brazil were named Lyanna, ranked 20,810th, with a median age of 5.
Among people named Lyanna living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

1990speak 2010s

people alive at the 2022 census, by decade of birth

The census also counted 99 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart. People alive and resident in Brazil at the 2022 census, a living-population count, not births; names under 20 are withheld at source. Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

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Spain

1 in 1.2M

In Spain, 36 residents are named Lyanna, ranked 18,809th among women, with a mean age of 5.3 years.

Residents of Spain on 1 January 2025. Spain publishes how old a name’s living bearers are, not a birth series, so there is no year chart. Source: INE (Spain), Censo de Población anual, 1 January 2025

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Puerto Rico

last on record 2023

Lyanna is not on the 2025 record for Puerto Rico, which withholds births under 5, and 54 babies have carried the name there since 1998.

1998peak 2019

share of that year’s births on record

First given name only, from Social Security records of births in Puerto Rico; any name-sex-year under 5 births is withheld at source. Shares divide by the Puerto Rico Demographic Registry’s count of births on the island; the 2025 count is provisional. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, territory name file (Puerto Rico)

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Scotland

last on record 2019

Lyanna is not on the 2024 record for Scotland, where spellings under 3 in total are suppressed at source.
The count never rose above 4 in a year, too few to chart.

Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names

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Not on the record in New Zealand: that registry withholds small counts, so rare uses may sit below its floor.

Not on the Montevideo record for 1940 to 2011: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.

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When you meet Lyanna

Most people given the name Lyanna 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.

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