US rank #10655 Unisex name Peak 2021 63 births

Liyan — #10655 US boys' name

63 babies named Liyan in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s252020s38
#10655
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 25% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Liyan was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

9 babies were named Liyan in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Liyan

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Liyan between 2016 and 2024, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Liyan currently holds the #10655 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Liyan is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 11 additional births since 2015.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Liyan performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Liyan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Liyan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 63 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Liyan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

63

Since 2016

9 years of records

Peak year

2021

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#10,655

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2016

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2024

Liyan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2016

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
9
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
45678910 202420232022202120202019201820172016 7

Liyan popularity over time — girls

11 total births recorded since 2015 (Liyan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 20232015 5

Liyan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
38 births that decade — 60% of Liyan's all-time total
2010s252020s38

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Liyan?
63 babies have been named Liyan since 2016. It currently ranks #10655 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 9 births.
When was Liyan most popular?
Liyan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Is Liyan a unisex name?
Yes, Liyan is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 63 births, and as a girl's name it has 11 births.
How long has the name Liyan been used?
Liyan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2016, spanning 9 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Liyan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Liyam, Liyansh. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2016–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.