Declining since 2012.
Popularity of Lilyanah since 2004
Babies named Lilyanah per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 79 |
| 2010s | 139 |
| 2020s | 17 |
Meaning & origin
Lilyanah entered U.S. birth records in 2004 as a fresh elaboration of the flower name Lily. Its peak year of use came in 2012, and since that year its frequency has trended downward, a trajectory shared by many creatively spelled Lily variants. The name remains rare enough that no top states have recorded it, placing it in a category of highly distinctive, modern coinages that appeal to parents seeking a unique but familiar-sounding name.
Lilyanah is a 21st-century coinage, formed by adding the fashionable suffix -anah to the popular name Lily. Lily itself comes from the Latin lilium, the name of the white flower, which has long symbolized purity and innocence in Christian tradition. The -anah suffix echoes names like Hannah and Savannah, giving the name a flowing, feminized ending. Lilyanah first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2004, part of a wave of elaborate Lily-based names (Liliana, Lillian, etc.) that rose rapidly in the 2000s.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Lily, Lil, Ana, Liyah
Sibling names for Lilyanah
Names that share Lilyanah's style, for a brother or sister.
