Liyana is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #1542 in 2022 with 139 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2025 with 232 births ranking #1059. In 2022, approximately 1 in every 11,790 girls born was named Liyana. RISING Recent data shows the name is currently rising.
Liyana is a flowing modern name often associated with softness and grace. It feels elegant and internationally styled, though the exact root is not always explained in the same way.
The name has grown in use in several regions because it sounds contemporary and cross-cultural. It often appears alongside other soft vowel-rich names from Arabic or global modern naming trends.