Lian Boy
How popular is Lian?
#428 boy name in 2025
752 baby boys were named Lian in the US in 2025, making it the 428th most popular boy name. Another 42 girls got the name (#3,576 for girls).
Lian popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #428 for boys (▲ 84 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 752 boys, 42 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+356% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,141 in 2015, #792 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (752 boys) |
| Highest rank | #428 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1984 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 90% boys, 10% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.6% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Lian counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Lian family of names ranked #367 for boys in 2025 (#415 the year before), with 894 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Lian is most popular
Babies named Lian per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Delaware: 0.6 per 1,000 (9 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.6 per 1,000 (116 boys)
- Maryland: 0.5 per 1,000 (63 boys)
- Texas: 0.5 per 1,000 (406 boys)
- Arizona: 0.4 per 1,000 (71 boys)
Lian by decade
Boy names about as popular as Lian
Questions
- Is Lian a boy or girl name?
- Lian is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 90% of babies named Lian were boys.
- How popular is the name Lian?
- 752 baby boys were named Lian in the US in 2025, making it the 428th most popular boy name. Another 42 girls got the name (#3,576 for girls).
- When was Lian most popular?
- Lian peaked in 2025, when 752 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #428 in 2025.
- How many people are named Lian?
- 5,705 babies have been named Lian in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,670 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 6.
- Where is Lian most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Lian was most common in Delaware, at 0.6 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.