Entry № 0233 · Latin, Italian origin

Liliana Liliana — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ lil-ee-AHN-ah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Latin, Italian
Meaning
"Lily"
Syllables
4
Rank · US 2025
№ 132
First recorded
Medieval (Latin)

A name that means "lily".

Liliana is the Latinate elaboration of Lily — from the Latin lilium, the lily flower. The name combines the flower with the elegant -iana ending found in Italian and Romance names.

Liliana is widely used across Italy, Spain, Portugal, Romania, and Latin America. In the U.S. it sits in the top 130 and has been climbing. The character Liliana Vess in Magic: The Gathering has brought it new gaming-culture visibility.

Lily. The Latinate elaboration of the simple flower name.

Where Liliana stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 132 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 132 in 2025
Babies named Liliana · last year
2,347 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
1976
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · №132 NOW · №132

Lilianas before her.

Real people
Liliana Cavani
Italian film director.
born 1933
In fiction
Liliana Vess
Character in Magic: The Gathering.
1993 onward

Names connected to Liliana.

The number behind Liliana.

6

The Nurturer

Liliana reduces to six — the number of flowering grace.

Why families chose this name.

"Four syllables, romantic, a lily inside. Liliana fit our daughter's quiet drama."
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