Declining since 2016, #7,133 for girls today.
Popularity of Leliana since 2007
Babies named Leliana per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 225 |
| 2020s | 99 |
Meaning & origin
Leliana is a contemporary invented name that entered the U.S. naming landscape in 2007, during the height of the 'modern melodic' naming trend. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when it reached its highest rank, but it has since declined. By 2025, the name ranked 7,133, with roughly one baby girl in 107,151 receiving it. While it has not been recorded in enough states to show geographic concentration, its structure places it alongside similarly crafted names like Eliana and Liliana. Leliana illustrates how parents in the 2000s and 2010s blended familiar sounds to create distinctive, feminine names without deep historical roots.
Leliana first appeared in the United States in 2007, during a period when creative respellings and melodious female names ending in -ana or -iana were fashionable. It may blend elements of Lily and Ana, or be an elaboration of the name Leila. Because it lacks a long historical record, its etymology is uncertain, but it fits a pattern of contemporary coined names.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Leli, Ana, Lia, Lana
Sibling names for Leliana
Names that share Leliana's style, for a brother or sister.
