NameTides

Lian

Lian was the #428 boys' name in the US in 2025 (752 babies), and #1,798 in England & Wales and #1,443 in Canada.

Lian as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Lian as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020USIrelandCanadaEngland & Wales
Lian as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#428 (752)#1,798 (14)#829 (3)#1,443 (16)
2024#512 (595)#1,282 (21)#785 (3)#1,432 (15)
2023#582 (493)#1,907 (12)—#1,687 (11)
2022#686 (393)#2,166 (10)—#1,895 (9)
2021#740 (345)#3,451 (5)——
2020#792 (293)#2,682 (7)—#1,520 (12)
2019#826 (273)#2,488 (8)—#2,440 (6)
2018#992 (209)#3,959 (4)—#1,572 (11)
2017#1,036 (194)#2,512 (8)—#1,852 (9)
2016#1,022 (196)#2,556 (8)——
2015#1,141 (165)#3,373 (5)—#1,681 (10)
2014#1,414 (119)#2,964 (6)——
2013#1,483 (110)#2,403 (8)——
2012#1,849 (79)———
2011#1,947 (71)#4,647 (3)—#1,944 (8)

Lian as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Lian as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Lian as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#3,577 (42)#1,719 (17)—#3,044 (6)
2024#4,387 (32)#2,772 (9)—#3,383 (5)
2023#5,126 (25)#2,201 (12)—#2,604 (7)
2022#3,827 (39)#1,948 (14)—#2,315 (8)
2021#3,215 (50)#1,962 (14)—#2,021 (10)
2020#3,498 (43)#4,535 (4)—#2,343 (8)
2019#4,072 (35)#4,001 (5)—#1,922 (11)
2018#3,677 (41)#2,674 (9)—#2,344 (8)
2017#3,192 (50)#4,763 (4)—#2,876 (6)
2016#3,411 (46)#2,547 (10)—#2,595 (7)
2015#3,842 (39)#4,103 (5)—#2,599 (7)
2014#4,768 (29)#4,684 (4)——
2013#3,367 (47)#3,536 (6)——
2012#3,782 (41)#4,171 (5)——
2011#6,564 (19)#4,049 (5)—#2,348 (8)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #428.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1984.
  • In 2025, 5% of US babies named Lian were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 2,300 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 2,300uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 9,900uncommon
USGirls2025about 1 in 38,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 15,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 25,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Lian is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 1,900 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 1,800 to 1 in 2,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Lian by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #523WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #502WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #477MNIllinois: #345ILMichigan: #768MINew York: #434NYMassachusetts: #438MAOregon: #529ORNevada: #323NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #399IAIndiana: #621INOhio: #710OHPennsylvania: #662PANew Jersey: #284NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #357CAUtah: #703UTColorado: #366CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: #526KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #382VAMaryland: #389MDDelaware: #114DEArizona: #288AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #524KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #355TNNorth Carolina: #381NCSouth Carolina: #501SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #426OKLouisiana: #672LAMississippi: #522MSAlabama: #525ALGeorgia: #375GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #309TXFlorida: #307FL
Lian (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,5176

Lian (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
LianCanadaGirls#3,0446
LianCanadaBoys#1,44316
LianEngland & WalesGirls#1,71917
LianEngland & WalesBoys#1,79814
LianIrelandBoys#8293
LianNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
LianNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
LianScotlandGirls—too few
LianUSGirls#3,57742
LianUSBoys#428752