Lyanna: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “modern elaboration of Liana or Lya names”
- Origin
- American (modern coinage)
- Say it
- lee-AN-uh · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
This spelling is mainly modern and may be influenced by Liana, Lianna, or similar names ending in -anna. Its exact source is uncertain, so the form is best treated as a contemporary coinage. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.
How popular is Lyanna?
Babies named Lyanna in 2024272
2024 rank#960 girls
Peak year2019
Total US babies since 18803,466
Lyanna is rising: use over the last five years is 6.1× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Lyanna
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Samanthauncertain; probably feminine form of Samuel · American (modern coinage)
- Raelynnmodern blend of Rae and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Nevaehheaven spelled backward · American (modern coinage)
- Ellianamodern blend of Ellie and Ana · American (modern coinage)
- Wrenleymodern blend using Wren and -ley · American (modern coinage)
- Oaklynnmodern blend of Oak and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Adalynnmodern blend of Ada and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Kayleemodern blend of Kay and Lee · American (modern coinage)
Lyanna questions
What does the name Lyanna mean?
Lyanna means "modern elaboration of Liana or Lya names". It comes from American (modern coinage). This spelling is mainly modern and may be influenced by Liana, Lianna, or similar names ending in -anna. Its exact source is uncertain, so the form is best treated as a contemporary coinage.
Is Lyanna a boy or girl name?
Lyanna is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Lyanna?
272 US babies were named Lyanna in 2024. Its peak year was 2019.
How do you pronounce Lyanna?
Lyanna is usually pronounced lee-AN-uh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.