Is Liyana a boy or girl name?

Liyana is a girl’s name. Of the 1,681 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Liyana

Recorded 1994–2025 · United States

Liyana was most popular in 2025, when 232 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,013 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,013, with 232 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,681 people named Liyana.

Liyana over time

Births per year. The dot marks Liyana’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Liyana a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Liyana is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,681 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Liyana

Where Liyana is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org