The baby name Liljana is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /liˈljana/; respelling: lee-LYAH-nah (South Slavic approx. ˈlʲiljana, with 'lj' as a palatalized 'l').
The baby name Liljana is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /liˈljana/; respelling: lee-LYAH-nah (South Slavic approx. ˈlʲiljana, with 'lj' as a palatalized 'l').
Liljana is in Origin.
Liljana is a South Slavic feminine name, used most in North Macedonia and across the former Yugoslavia. It stems from the regional word for “lily” (Macedonian lilija; Serbo-Croatian ljiljan), combined with the feminine suffix -jana, and is written Лилјана in Macedonian Cyrillic. The meaning is “lily,” carrying associations of purity and beauty and, in Christian symbolism, the Virgin Mary.
Adoption broadened in the 20th century, when nature-derived names flourished in Yugoslavia, and it remains familiar in the Balkans and their diasporas. Close variants include Ljiljana (Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian) and Lilijana (Slovene), while related international forms are Lilyana/Liliyana (Bulgarian), Liliana (Romance languages), and Lillian/Lily in English; all ultimately trace to the Latin lilium. Diminutives such as Lili, Lile, and Lina are common. The spelling Liljana is sometimes chosen abroad to streamline pronunciation while preserving the soft “ly” sound.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Girls | 0 | #21 | 479 | 4,141 |
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| AL | 0 | #58 | 18 | 2,372 | |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| SI | 0 | #79 | 2 | 1,612 | |
| GR | 0 | #129 | 7 | 3,911 | |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #136 | 2 | 1,651 |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #142 | 1 | 1,888 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #150 | 25 | 2,769 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #165 | 80 | 6,293 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2017 | #173 | 2 | 1,647 |
| HR | 0 | #180 | 2 | 2,081 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #199 | 2 | 1,904 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #232 | 58 | 3,687 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #279 | 20 | 5,122 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #327 | 3 | 7,429 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #349 | 3 | 5,378 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| IT | 0 | #703 | 12 | 4,183 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #734 | 5 | 3,895 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #814 | 25 | 4,949 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #995 | 477 | 9,415 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,455 | 17 | 10,046 |
Liljana is popular in 19 countries — most recent births per country:
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