Total births
73
Unisex name · since 2016
Liyan
73 babies named Liyan in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10698
- among boys today
- 73
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other boys
Liyan currently ranks #10698 among unisex names in America, with 73 babies recorded since 2016.
Social Security Administration records show Liyan recorded 73 times among boys since 2016, holding rank #10698 nationally today, ahead of 25% 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 2016 to 2025.
- #10698 among boys today
- 73 born since 2016
- 2020s peak decade
- 25% more common than other boys
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Liyan is currently the #10698 unisex name in America, more common than 25% of boys - 73 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10698
- among boys today
- 73
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other boys
Liyan vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#10698
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 25% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
66% of everyone ever named Liyan was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
10 babies were named Liyan in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Liyan compares
73 21st 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
Liyan's all-time total is 80% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Liyan | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 73 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 23 | 22,252 |
Liyan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Liyan splits its recorded history at 2021: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2020 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Liyan at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#10,698
Active since
2016
Liyan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Liyan popularity over time - girls
17 total births recorded since 2015 (Liyan as girls' name)
Liyan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Liyan's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Liyan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
25 births
- 2020s
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 48 births (66% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Liyan? ▼
73 babies have been named Liyan since 2016. It currently ranks #10698 among boys. The peak year was 2025 with 10 births.
When was Liyan most popular? ▼
Liyan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Is Liyan a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Liyan is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 73 births, and as a girl's name it has 17 births.
How long has the name Liyan been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Liyan since 2016 -- 10 years through the most recent 2025 data.
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.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2016–2025 (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. "Liyan: #10698 Unisex Name - 73 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/liyan. 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 Liyan 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 July 2026.