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The baby name Liliana is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced LIL-ee-AH-nuh (ˌlɪliˈɑːnə),lih-lee-AN-uh (lɪliˈænə),lee-LYAH-nah (Spanish: liˈljana).

Liliana is Latin in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 4.0
Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: LIL-ee-AH-nuh (ˌlɪliˈɑːnə),lih-lee-AN-uh (lɪliˈænə),lee-LYAH-nah (Spanish: liˈljana)

What is the meaning of the name Liliana ?

The baby name Liliana is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced LIL-ee-AH-nuh (ˌlɪliˈɑːnə),lih-lee-AN-uh (lɪliˈænə),lee-LYAH-nah (Spanish: liˈljana).

Liliana is Latin in Origin.

Liliana is a Romance feminine given name formed from Latin lilium “lily” with the adjectival suffix -iana, denoting belonging or association. It conveys the symbolic qualities of the lily - purity, renewal, and elegance - and is closely related to Lily, Lilia, and Lillian. The name flourished in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian contexts, with cognates and orthographic variants across Europe: Lilijana (Slavic languages), Liliána (Hungarian), Lilyana (Bulgarian), Liliane (French), and Liljana (Macedonian).

Documented in early modern parish records in Italy and the Iberian Peninsula, Liliana remained relatively uncommon until the 19th‑century fashion for floral and Latinate names. It gained wider currency in Latin America and Eastern Europe in the 20th century and rose sharply in the United States and the UK from the 1990s onward. Common spellings and diminutives include Lilliana, Lilianna, and short forms Lily, Lili, and Lia, preserving the name’s graceful botanical meaning.

Liliana has the following similar or variant Names

Celebrity babies named Liliana

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Liliana de Curtis Totò singer ★★★★★

Liliana – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
Germany Girls 2025 #1 — 411
AR Girls 0 #12 7,822 8,289
CO Girls 0 #16 48,761 16,140
SV Girls 0 #16 3 458
MD 0 #29 6 434
PE Girls 0 #30 10,909 14,861
MU Girls 0 #31 1,384 8,539
PT Girls 0 #31 6,074 7,952
HN Girls 0 #33 6 884
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
ID 0 #35 5 2,238
EE 0 #37 1 1,051
CO 0 #38 2,867 7,768
MD Girls 0 #39 86 865
MT 0 #39 5 1,767
PT 0 #47 679 4,161
MU 0 #49 151 3,613
AR 0 #53 167 2,915
PR 0 #54 2 1,497
PA Girls 0 #57 1,180 9,861
CY 0 #60 1 1,632
LU 0 #60 7 2,830
LU Girls 0 #62 152 4,850
AO 0 #63 14 2,729
EC Girls 0 #66 279 3,650
EC 0 #67 49 2,502
MX Girls 0 #68 14,674 17,781
PE 0 #69 369 6,350
AL 0 #72 5 2,372
BO Girls 0 #72 2,438 9,488
JP 0 #75 3 4,057
BG 0 #78 5 1,799
United States Girls 2024 #80 3,009 8,487
MD Boys 0 #81 1 756
ID Girls 0 #83 16 3,319
PA 0 #83 48 3,797
CN 0 #84 3 3,857
CY Girls 0 #89 33 3,755
UY Girls 0 #90 1,389 6,731
JM 0 #92 2 3,714
MX 0 #94 617 8,339
IT Girls 0 #102 27,383 9,415
GE Girls 0 #105 4 1,564
QA 0 #106 1 7,011
Switzerland Girls 2024 #109 27 1,786
AO Girls 0 #111 109 4,575
CL Girls 0 #112 4,204 14,098
HU 0 #112 4 1,675
MT Girls 0 #112 40 3,773
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
Norway Girls 2025 #116 11 453
KW 0 #119 3 5,216
OM 0 #121 1 6,215
EE Girls 0 #126 13 1,888
GT Girls 0 #128 719 7,500
CR 0 #129 30 5,526
GR 0 #130 6 3,911
IQ 0 #132 2 3,533
UY 0 #132 46 2,477
RS Girls 0 #135 3 1,651
PL Girls 0 #136 577 5,096
CR Girls 0 #138 761 11,342
JO 0 #140 1 2,158
PR Girls 0 #140 22 3,171
AL Girls 0 #151 75 4,141
LT Boys 0 #151 1 2,166
GR Girls 0 #152 93 6,293
BO 0 #155 283 6,868
BG Girls 0 #164 61 3,559
Sweden Girls 2022 #168 12 1,568
Belgium Girls 2024 #168 18 424
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
SI Girls 0 #177 1 2,769
HR 0 #179 3 2,081
PL 0 #179 34 2,600
Canada Girls 2024 #180 108 2,795
AE 0 #183 5 10,220
CZ 0 #183 4 3,154
RU 0 #187 8 3,641
GT 0 #190 127 5,948
Spain Girls 0 #191 3,144 5,561
LT Girls 0 #192 9 1,904
CL 0 #200 271 6,867
DK 0 #200 7 5,198
JP Girls 0 #203 43 6,592
HU Girls 0 #207 17 3,308
PS 0 #218 9 5,692
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
IR 0 #226 6 4,221
NA Girls 0 #236 2 7,146
MO Girls 0 #238 14 7,056
EC Boys 0 #240 7 3,322
AO Boys 0 #247 3 5,568
CZ Girls 0 #248 95 5,378
IT 0 #251 1,001 4,183
Spain 0 #255 218 2,326
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
TW Girls 0 #259 18 8,139
IL 0 #264 11 6,291
HR Girls 0 #270 20 3,687
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
SG 0 #280 3 11,010
DK Girls 0 #291 26 7,429
AL Boys 0 #302 2 5,122
KZ Girls 0 #302 19 5,862
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
JO Girls 0 #309 17 7,570
SA 0 #312 1 10,560
RU Girls 0 #320 202 11,913
BR 0 #325 21 5,969
CN Girls 0 #328 22 8,829
Austria Girls 0 #331 90 1,885
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
GH Girls 0 #333 5 6,973
QA Girls 0 #335 9 15,378
PT Boys 0 #337 31 7,951
PL Boys 0 #339 2 6,459
MY 0 #352 3 12,352
SD Girls 0 #355 4 7,678
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
France Girls 2021 #359 47 3,185
MU Boys 0 #365 5 8,477
NL 0 #371 21 2,481
AR Boys 0 #386 83 7,628
YE 0 #397 2 8,639
BD Girls 0 #406 1 8,413
PS Girls 0 #406 120 10,981
UY Boys 0 #408 6 5,922
EG 0 #410 3 6,387
Germany 0 #413 25 2,542
OM Girls 0 #417 8 15,987
PH Girls 0 #424 6 13,098
IR Girls 0 #432 99 8,334
IL Girls 0 #438 185 11,648
GT Boys 0 #464 11 7,625
PA Boys 0 #465 17 9,305
ZA 0 #472 3 14,421
IQ Girls 0 #493 12 11,303
KW Girls 0 #505 11 19,177
CR Boys 0 #507 4 10,188
CM Girls 0 #520 21 11,671
AE Girls 0 #529 25 20,968
Germany Girls 0 #538 337 4,949
CO Boys 0 #541 458 15,656
BR Girls 0 #552 472 12,708
LY 0 #556 4 12,703
HK Boys 0 #557 1 12,905
PS Boys 0 #559 3 10,655
BO Boys 0 #561 32 9,244
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
SG Girls 0 #569 18 18,916
BH 0 #584 4 17,937
HK Girls 0 #594 22 16,104
Finland Girls 2026 #608 136 3,895
IL Boys 0 #621 5 10,983
CL Boys 0 #642 24 13,390
LB 0 #643 16 13,263
IN Girls 0 #652 3 13,121
SY 0 #689 40 11,684
IQ Boys 0 #697 1 13,071
PE Boys 0 #737 142 14,506
QA Boys 0 #741 3 18,093
NG Girls 0 #760 27 15,093
NL Girls 0 #770 186 5,933
BR Boys 0 #781 5 12,213
TN 0 #808 22 13,765
MX Boys 0 #825 159 16,355
United States Boys 2007 #867 5 7,493
Spain Boys 0 #911 20 5,610
OM Boys 0 #916 3 17,948
SA Girls 0 #918 18 25,931
EG Boys 0 #924 2 15,035
EG Girls 0 #928 32 14,742
MY Girls 0 #934 61 24,821
NG Boys 0 #1,001 1 16,906
IN Boys 0 #1,039 1 16,750
DZ 0 #1,070 107 20,130
MA 0 #1,091 38 20,986
ZA Girls 0 #1,106 36 25,928
TR 0 #1,159 53 19,440
MY Boys 0 #1,181 2 25,439
ZA Boys 0 #1,272 1 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,318 154 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,689 3 28,008

Liliana is popular in 89 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
Canada
Switzerland
United States

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People also ask about Liliana

Liliana is predominantly a girl's name.
Liliana is a 4 syllable name, pronounced LIL-ee-AH-nuh (ˌlɪliˈɑːnə),lih-lee-AN-uh (lɪliˈænə),lee-LYAH-nah (Spanish: liˈljana).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Lillian, Liliane, Lilianna, Lilliana, Liliya and Lilia.
Yes, very popular — Liliana ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 11 countries.
Liliana ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Liliana's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #358 in 2011 to #359 in 2021 in France.
Yes — at least 1 celebrity couple has chosen Liliana for their child, including Totò.