Meaning of the nameLiliani
- Female
- Li-li-a-ni
Liliani is a female name of uncertain origin, close to Liliane and Lilian, recorded mostly in women born in the 1970s and 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 780 people named Liliani, the 9,847th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 38, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.
Meaning
The meaning of Liliani is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 780
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,847
- Median age
- 38 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,241
- people
Liliani in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Liliani, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (311 people).
779 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Liliani is most common
States with the highest share of people named Liliani in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 263 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 87 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 80 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 64 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 55 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 35 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 34 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 31 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 23 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 18 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Liliani
The origin of the spelling Liliani is uncertain. It resembles Lilian, which Wiktionary gives as a variant of the Late Latin lilium, 'lily', and Liliane, a French form. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the ending -iane as perhaps a fragment of given names such as Cristiane, but the derivation of Liliani is not known for certain. The name is almost always female. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 780 people named Liliani, with a median age of 38. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Lilian · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-IANE) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Liliani
What does the name Liliani mean?
The meaning of Liliani is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Liliani in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 780 people with the first name Liliani, which ranks it number 9,847 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Liliani a boy's or a girl's name?
Liliani is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 779 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Liliani most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.001% of the state's population is named Liliani (263 people), according to the 2022 Census.
Spotted a mistake? Report a correction for Liliani with a source. See the methodology.