Name Comparison

Compare two spellings across the same available national years. The comparison keeps female and male SSA categories separate.

Lyanna vs. Liana

YearCategoryLyannaLiana
2025Girls#877 · 305 births#385 · 801 births
2024Girls#955 · 273 births#418 · 748 births
2023Girls#1,012 · 250 births#478 · 640 births
2022Girls#1,049 · 243 births#449 · 699 births
2021Girls#975 · 266 births#409 · 774 births
2020Girls#766 · 355 births#462 · 669 births
2019Girls#605 · 500 births#466 · 670 births
2018Girls#849 · 320 births#487 · 646 births
2017Girls#860 · 318 births#499 · 628 births
2016Girls#1,164 · 216 births#466 · 684 births
2015Girls#2,810 · 62 births#525 · 597 births
2014Girls#2,843 · 60 births#581 · 523 births
2013Girls#2,769 · 62 births#565 · 514 births
2012Girls#3,464 · 46 births#545 · 545 births
2011Girls#4,353 · 33 births#463 · 644 births
2010Girls#3,572 · 44 births#526 · 554 births
2009Girls#3,944 · 39 births#585 · 520 births
2008Girls#3,584 · 45 births#599 · 513 births
2007Girls#4,131 · 37 births#684 · 428 births
2006Girls#4,685 · 30 births#720 · 391 births
2005Girls#6,820 · 17 births#713 · 383 births
2004Girls#4,093 · 34 births#719 · 370 births
2003Girls#6,885 · 16 births#730 · 350 births
2002Girls#4,906 · 24 births#770 · 313 births
2001Girls#8,196 · 12 births#897 · 253 births

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