Lian*
#1,599 most common boys' name of all time · #3,880 across all names · 80% male / 20% female · used 1957–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#1,599
Rank overall
#3,880 of 105,966
First appeared
1957
Years on the list
55 of 146
All-time
5,705
Since 2016
4,146
Peak year
2025 #428
Best rank
#428 2025
Girls
Boys
peak 794/yr
Lian first appears in 1957. 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 | 42 | 752 | 794 | #428 |
| 2024 | 32 | 595 | 627 | #514 |
| 2023 | 25 | 493 | 518 | #582 |
| 2022 | 39 | 393 | 432 | #687 |
| 2021 | 50 | 345 | 395 | #740 |
| 2020 | 43 | 293 | 336 | #793 |
| 2019 | 35 | 273 | 308 | #827 |
| 2018 | 41 | 209 | 250 | #992 |
| 2017 | 50 | 194 | 244 | #1,039 |
| 2016 | 46 | 196 | 242 | #1,025 |
| 2015 | 39 | 165 | 204 | #1,144 |
| 2014 | 29 | 119 | 148 | #1,418 |
| 2013 | 47 | 110 | 157 | #1,488 |
| 2012 | 41 | 79 | 120 | #1,852 |
| 2011 | 19 | 71 | 90 | #1,955 |
| 2010 | 39 | 57 | 96 | #2,275 |
| 2009 | 32 | 43 | 75 | #2,818 |
| 2008 | 25 | 26 | 51 | #3,957 |
| 2007 | 29 | 30 | 59 | #3,535 |
| 2006 | 17 | 23 | 40 | #4,135 |
| 2005 | 17 | 13 | 30 | #5,978 |
| 2004 | 21 | 12 | 33 | #6,237 |
| 2003 | 24 | 14 | 38 | #5,342 |
| 2002 | 17 | 14 | 31 | #5,202 |
| 2001 | 14 | 12 | 26 | #5,762 |
| 2000 | 17 | 8 | 25 | #7,597 |
| 1999 | 14 | — | 14 | — |
| 1998 | 20 | — | 20 | — |
| 1997 | 18 | — | 18 | — |
| 1996 | 15 | 5 | 20 | #9,353 |
| 1995 | 8 | 7 | 15 | #7,220 |
| 1994 | 13 | — | 13 | — |
| 1993 | 13 | 6 | 19 | #7,943 |
| 1992 | 14 | 7 | 21 | #6,883 |
| 1991 | 19 | 5 | 24 | #8,634 |
| 1990 | 18 | 5 | 23 | #8,533 |
| 1989 | 17 | — | 17 | — |
| 1988 | 18 | — | 18 | — |
| 1987 | 8 | — | 8 | — |
| 1986 | 8 | — | 8 | — |
| 1985 | 8 | — | 8 | — |
| 1984 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,684 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 1982 | 7 | — | 7 | — |
| 1981 | 6 | — | 6 | — |
| 1980 | 12 | — | 12 | — |
| 1979 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 1977 | 7 | — | 7 | — |
| 1976 | 9 | — | 9 | — |
| 1968 | 7 | — | 7 | — |
| 1966 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 1965 | 6 | — | 6 | — |
| 1960 | 6 | — | 6 | — |
| 1959 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 1957 | 5 | — | 5 | — |