Liliana

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A few things about Liliana you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Liliana

Liliana Cavani

Italian film director and screenwriter

Choose Liliana and your child shares a first name with Liliana Cavani, an Italian film director and screenwriter. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Liliana, like who?” Liliana Cavani's Wikipedia article is available in 43 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 515 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Liliana, 3,118 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Liliana would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryLiliana first shows up in US birth records in 1950, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 75 years since.
• 🏆Best yearLiliana is at its all-time high right now: #78 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowLiliana is 3.3× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 1,705 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 515.
• 🚀TrendLiliana has climbed 32 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #78. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedLiliana is most popular in Nevada, where it ranks #21, followed by New Mexico (#22) and Rhode Island (#31). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningIn Italian, Liliana means “lily”. Our records link it to Bulgarian, Italian and Latin roots.
• 🌍OriginLiliana is the most popular Bulgarian girl name in the US. That's out of 12 Bulgarian girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Liliana

Liliana is a girl name of Bulgarian, Italian and Latin origin meaning “lily”. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with L and ending in “-ana”. US birth records list Liliana for girls from 1950 to 2025, in 76 of those 76 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #78 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #78, with 3,118 babies.

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