Jian*
#6,287 most common boys' name of all time · #15,687 across all names · 93% male / 7% female · used 1986–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#6,287
Rank overall
#15,687 of 105,966
First appeared
1986
Years on the list
37 of 146
All-time
642
Since 2016
243
Peak year
2019 #4,178
Best rank
#3,806 2003
Girls
Boys
peak 31/yr
Jian first appears in 1986. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 22 | 29 | #4,604 |
| 2024 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,322 |
| 2023 | — | 19 | 19 | #5,160 |
| 2022 | — | 29 | 29 | #3,833 |
| 2021 | — | 24 | 24 | #4,305 |
| 2020 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,346 |
| 2019 | 6 | 25 | 31 | #4,178 |
| 2018 | 5 | 24 | 29 | #4,291 |
| 2017 | — | 21 | 21 | #4,685 |
| 2016 | 7 | 23 | 30 | #4,399 |
| 2015 | — | 18 | 18 | #5,172 |
| 2014 | 5 | 19 | 24 | #4,966 |
| 2013 | 6 | 21 | 27 | #4,548 |
| 2012 | — | 19 | 19 | #4,959 |
| 2011 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,241 |
| 2010 | — | 18 | 18 | #5,167 |
| 2009 | 6 | 21 | 27 | #4,683 |
| 2008 | — | 22 | 22 | #4,476 |
| 2007 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,518 |
| 2006 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2005 | — | 19 | 19 | #4,575 |
| 2004 | — | 14 | 14 | #5,701 |
| 2003 | — | 23 | 23 | #3,806 |
| 2002 | — | 19 | 19 | #4,279 |
| 2001 | — | 12 | 12 | #5,891 |
| 2000 | — | 11 | 11 | #6,166 |
| 1999 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,358 |
| 1998 | — | 16 | 16 | #4,358 |
| 1997 | — | 18 | 18 | #3,855 |
| 1996 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,661 |
| 1995 | — | 11 | 11 | #5,420 |
| 1993 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,384 |
| 1992 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,199 |
| 1990 | — | 11 | 11 | #4,967 |
| 1989 | — | 8 | 8 | #6,159 |
| 1987 | — | 7 | 7 | #6,042 |
| 1986 | — | 9 | 9 | #4,850 |