Liadan
A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning grey lady or grey radiance.
Babies a year
4
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4867
4 babies
Liadan by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Liadan.
Its American peak was 10 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Liadan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ladanfragrant; a form of Ladan13 in the US (2017)
- Lianato bind or wrap around; climbing vine150 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lilianlily flower; form of Lily506 in the US (2017)
- Lindapretty or beautiful404 in the US (2017)
- Layansoft; delicate163 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lilyanlily flower; a respelling of Lillian71 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Liadan
Names that are said the same way as Liadan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean light
Like Liadan, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Liadan
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