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Lian name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Lian ranks #428 in male records (752 reported) and #3,621 in female records (42 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#3,621 · 42 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count increased by 10 female records (32 to 42); rank moved from #4,438 to #3,621.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 8 female records (50 to 42); rank moved from #3,238 to #3,621.
2025 male rank and count
#428 · 752 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 157 male records (595 to 752); rank moved from #515 to #428.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 407 male records (345 to 752); rank moved from #740 to #428.
Peak year in available data
2025: 752 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Lian becoming more popular?

Lian's reported male count increased by 157 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #515 to #428. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Lian in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for LianFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.7520201620252016: 46 female records2017: 50 female records2018: 41 female records2019: 35 female records2020: 43 female records2021: 50 female records2022: 39 female records2023: 25 female records2024: 32 female records2025: 42 female records2016: 196 male records2017: 194 male records2018: 209 male records2019: 273 male records2020: 293 male records2021: 345 male records2022: 393 male records2023: 493 male records2024: 595 male records2025: 752 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025423,621752428
2024324,438595515
2023255,198493582
2022393,866393687
2021503,238345740
2020433,526293793
2019354,120273829
2018413,712209994
2017503,2271941,039
2016463,4461961,025

Questions about Lian’s popularity

How common is Lian in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Lian ranks #428 in male records (752 reported) and #3,621 in female records (42 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Lian?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Lian only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

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