Lyan Boy
How popular is Lyan?
#2,572 boy name in 2025
51 baby boys were named Lyan in the US in 2025, making it the 2572nd most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
Lyan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,572 for boys (▲ 178 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 51 boys, 6 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+132% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,405 in 2015, #2,418 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2021 (75 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,981 in 2021 |
| First recorded | 2007 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 90% boys, 10% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Lyan 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 Lyan is most popular
Babies named Lyan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (38 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.1 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (21 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (39 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (30 boys)
Lyan by decade
Boy names about as popular as Lyan
Questions
- Is Lyan a boy or girl name?
- Lyan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 90% of babies named Lyan were boys.
- How popular is the name Lyan?
- 51 baby boys were named Lyan in the US in 2025, making it the 2572nd most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
- When was Lyan most popular?
- Lyan peaked in 2021, when 75 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,981 in 2021.
- How many people are named Lyan?
- 747 babies have been named Lyan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 743 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 6.
- Where is Lyan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Lyan was most common in Florida, at 0.1 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.