Total births
25
Boys' name · since 2019
Lihan
25 babies named Lihan in U.S. Social Security records since 2019, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9787
- among boys today
- 25
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other boys
25 babies have been named Lihan since 2019, making it today's #9787 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lihan has been recorded 25 times among boys since 2019, currently ranked #9787 nationally and more common than 32% 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 2019 to 2025.
- #9787 among boys today
- 25 born since 2019
- 2020s peak decade
- 32% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Lihan is currently the #9787 boys' name in America, more common than 32% of boys - 25 born since 2019, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9787
- among boys today
- 25
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other boys
Lihan vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#9787
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 32% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
80% of everyone ever named Lihan was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
8 babies were named Lihan in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Lihan compares
25 9th 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
Lihan's all-time total is 93% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lihan | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 25 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 23 | 22,252 |
Lihan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lihan's full recorded timeline at 2024, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2019, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lihan at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#9,787
Active since
2019
Lihan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Lihan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Lihan's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Lihan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 20 births (80% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lihan? ▼
Since 2019, Social Security records show 25 babies named Lihan. Today it holds rank #9787 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 8 births.
When was Lihan most popular? ▼
Lihan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Lihan been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Lihan since 2019 -- 7 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Lihan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Liham. 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, 2019–2025 (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. "Lihan: #9787 Boys' Name - 25 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lihan. 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 Lihan 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.