Is Lian a boy or girl name?
Lian is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 32 girls and 594 boys were named Lian, so 5.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 22.1% of the 4,908 US babies named Lian were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #514
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,417
- Babies named Lian since 1957
- 4,908
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 626 babies
Boys and girls named Lian, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 24 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 21 | 100% |
| 1980s | 5 | 89 | 94.7% |
| 1990s | 35 | 152 | 81.3% |
| 2000s | 195 | 213 | 52.2% |
| 2010s | 1,473 | 386 | 20.8% |
| 2020s | 2,116 | 189 | 8.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 594 | #514 | 32 | #4,417 |
| 2023 | 492 | #584 | 25 | #5,195 |
| 2022 | 392 | #688 | 39 | #3,861 |
| 2021 | 345 | #740 | 50 | #3,233 |
| 2020 | 293 | #793 | 43 | #3,526 |
| 2019 | 273 | #829 | 35 | #4,118 |
| 2018 | 209 | #994 | 41 | #3,711 |
| 2017 | 194 | #1,039 | 50 | #3,225 |
| 2016 | 196 | #1,025 | 46 | #3,446 |
| 2015 | 165 | #1,145 | 39 | #3,894 |
| 2014 | 119 | #1,419 | 29 | #4,850 |
| 2013 | 110 | #1,488 | 47 | #3,387 |
| 2012 | 79 | #1,855 | 41 | #3,829 |
| 2011 | 71 | #1,957 | 19 | #6,750 |
| 2010 | 57 | #2,278 | 39 | #3,929 |
| 2009 | 43 | #2,827 | 32 | #4,634 |
| 2008 | 26 | #3,998 | 25 | #5,673 |
| 2007 | 30 | #3,564 | 29 | #5,040 |
| 2006 | 23 | #4,174 | 17 | #7,355 |
| 2005 | 13 | #6,083 | 17 | #7,023 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,375 | 21 | #5,875 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,438 | 24 | #5,180 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,294 | 17 | #6,559 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,888 | 14 | #7,567 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,899 | 17 | #6,367 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,067 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,269 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,530 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,931 | 15 | #6,243 |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,476 | 8 | #10,119 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,911 |
| 1993 | 6 | #8,265 | 13 | #6,875 |
| 1992 | 7 | #7,120 | 14 | #6,507 |
| 1991 | 5 | #9,062 | 19 | #5,104 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,957 | 18 | #5,186 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,179 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,762 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,426 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,159 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,980 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,932 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,221 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,770 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,804 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,743 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,153 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,019 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,348 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,960 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,160 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,198 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,075 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,798 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,628 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lian reached #514 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #3,225 in 2017. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lian
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.