NameTides

Lyan

Lyan was the #2,572 boys' name in the US in 2025 (51 babies).

Lyan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
Lyan as a boy’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020US
Lyan as a boy’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.051880192019602000
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.
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YearUSEngland & Wales
2025#2,572 (51)—
2024#2,750 (47)—
2023#2,387 (57)—
2022#2,217 (65)#4,790 (3)
2021#1,982 (75)—
2020#2,419 (54)#3,848 (4)
2019#2,292 (60)—
2018#2,748 (44)—
2017#2,672 (46)—
2016#3,441 (32)—
2015#4,407 (22)—
2014#4,866 (19)—
2013#6,603 (12)—
2012#6,306 (13)—
2011#7,009 (11)—

Lyan as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
Lyan as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.0218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Lyan as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.021880192019602000
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.
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YearUSEngland & Wales
2025#13,208 (6)#4,867 (4)
2023—#4,057 (5)
2022#10,383 (9)#4,646 (4)
2021#15,251 (5)—
2020#12,142 (7)#3,899 (5)
2019#10,473 (9)—
2018#13,793 (6)—
2017#11,615 (8)—
2016#11,781 (8)#4,096 (5)
2015#14,482 (6)—
2014—#5,691 (3)
2013#13,150 (7)—
2012#13,483 (7)—
2010#12,276 (8)—
2009#15,242 (6)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2021 at #1,982.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2007.
  • In 2025, 11% of US babies named Lyan were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 33,000 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 33,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 250,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 63,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Lyan is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 41,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 34,000 to 1 in 48,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Lyan by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #915NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,908TXFlorida: #1,625FL
Lyan (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500