Lian
Lian is ranked 514th among boys in 2024 (594 births). Its best rank was 514th, in 2024.
- Rank in 2024
- #514up 70 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 5940.03% of boys
- Peak year
- 2024594 births
- Best rank
- #514in 2024
- Since 1984
- 4,908people given the name
The story in the numbers
3,824 boys have been named Lian in the United States since 1984, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 594 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2020, and the 2020s alone account for 55%. It has spent 7 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Lian is used for both sexes: 22% of its bearers are girls (1,084), most of them born around 2017.
Rank among boys, year by year
By decade
In 2024, its biggest year
Lian was the 514th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.
Names that rose and fell with Lian
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Covepeak 2024
- Azaiahpeak 2024
- Tadeopeak 2024
- Ryattpeak 2024
- Eidenpeak 2024
- Briggspeak 2024
- Marspeak 2023
- Kreedpeak 2024
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.