Unisex name · since 1984
Lian
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 4,579 babies named Lian, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,891 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #428 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,579
- born since 1984
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lian is the #428 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 4,579 recorded since 1984.
Social Security Administration records show Lian recorded 4,579 times among boys since 1984, holding rank #428 nationally today, ahead of 97% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #1,891 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #428 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,579 born since 1984
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lian ranks #1,891 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #428 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,579 born since 1984, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,891 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #428 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,579
- born since 1984
- 2020s
- peak decade
Lian's 4,579 recorded births place it above 95.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Lian compares
4,579 Top 14% higher than 86% of 13,930 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
Lian's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lian | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,579 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 752 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lian's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 96% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 4%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 752, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lian popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 752
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Lian popularity over time - girls
1,126 total births recorded since 1957 (Lian as girls' name)
Lian by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (2,871 births, 63% of the file).
2020s was Lian's strongest decade.
2,871 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Lian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 35
1990s
35 births
- 2000s 195
2000s
195 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,473 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,871 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 2,871 births (63% of all-time use).
How Lian compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lian's total volume
Lian by state
Where Lian concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 717 | 15.7% |
| #2 | California | | 631 | 13.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 328 | 7.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 308 | 6.7% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 179 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 145 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 130 | 2.8% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 126 | 2.8% |
717 of 4,579 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Lian appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Lians (717 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~41 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1984–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Lian 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 August 2026.