Unisex name · since 2007
Lyan
Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 633 babies named Lyan, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,849 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,601 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 633
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
Lyan currently ranks #2601 among unisex names in America, with 633 babies recorded since 2007.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lyan has been recorded 633 times among boys since 2007, currently ranked #2601 nationally and more common than 81% 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 2007 to 2025.
- #6,849 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,601 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 633 born since 2007
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lyan ranks #6,849 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,601 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 633 born since 2007, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,849 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,601 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 633
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
Lyan's 633 recorded births place it above 84.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Lyan compares
633 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Lyan's all-time total is 72% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lyan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 633 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 75 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lyan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lyan's full recorded timeline at 2017, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 75 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lyan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 75
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Lyan popularity over time - girls
114 total births recorded since 1992 (Lyan as girls' name)
Lyan by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (349 births, 55% of the file).
2020s was Lyan's strongest decade.
349 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Lyan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
273 births
- 2020s
2020s
349 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 349 births (55% of all-time use).
How Lyan 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 Lyan's total volume
Lyan by state
Where Lyan concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 64 | 10.1% |
| #2 | California | | 61 | 9.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 50 | 7.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 36 | 5.7% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 17 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 6 | 0.9% |
64 of 633 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Texas records the most Lyans (64 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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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, 2007–2025 (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 Lyan 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.