Total births
82
Boys' name · since 2015
Hiyan
82 babies named Hiyan in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10688
- among boys today
- 82
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Hiyan is the #10688 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 82 recorded since 2015.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hiyan has been recorded 82 times among boys since 2015, currently ranked #10688 nationally and more common than 25% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2025.
- #10688 among boys today
- 82 born since 2015
- 2020s peak decade
- 25% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Hiyan is currently the #10688 boys' name in America, more common than 25% of boys - 82 born since 2015, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10688
- among boys today
- 82
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other boys
Hiyan vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#10688
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 25% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
60% of everyone ever named Hiyan was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
14 babies were named Hiyan in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Hiyan compares
82 23th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hiyan's all-time total is 78% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hiyan | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 82 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 23 | 22,252 |
Hiyan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hiyan's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2015, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hiyan at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#10,688
Active since
2015
Hiyan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Hiyan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Hiyan's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Hiyan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
33 births
- 2020s
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 49 births (60% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Hiyan? ▼
Hiyan has been given to 82 babies in the U.S. since 2015, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #10688 as of the latest data. 14 babies were born in 2021, its single highest year.
When was Hiyan most popular? ▼
Hiyan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Hiyan been used? ▼
Records for Hiyan go back to 2015, giving 11 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Hiyan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hiyab, Hiyaan. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2015–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Hiyan: #10688 Boys' Name - 82 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/hiyan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hiyan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.