Total births
11
Unisex name · since 2020
Nian
Since 2020, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Nian, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 11
- total births
- 2020–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Nian sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 11 recorded since 2020.
Nian has 11 recorded births among boys since 2020, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2020 to 2025.
- 11 total births
- 2020–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
11 boys have been named Nian since 2020, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 11
- total births
- 2020–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Nian was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
6 babies were named Nian in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
Nian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nian splits its recorded history at 2025: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% 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 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nian at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2025
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2020
Nian popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Nian popularity over time - girls
7 total births recorded since 2015 (Nian as girls' name)
Nian by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Nian's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Nian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nian? ▼
11 babies have been named Nian since 2020. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2025 with 6 births.
When was Nian most popular? ▼
Nian was most popular in the 2020s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Is Nian a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Nian is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 11 births, and as a girl's name it has 7 births.
How long has the name Nian been used? ▼
Nian has been recorded in Social Security data since 2020, spanning 6 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Nian? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Niall, Niam, Nial, Nia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Nian
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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, 2020–2025 (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. "Nian: Baby Name Since 2020 - 11 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nian. 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 Nian 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.