How Many People Are Named Lian?
people named Lian are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 60,396 people in the US has this name
Based on 5,705 babies named Lian in Social Security records from 1957 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
794 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Lian, 19.6% were girls and 80.4% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Lian fell from 81.3% in the 1990s to 7.4% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Lian alive today is about 8 years old, and 96% are under 30. Half of them were between 1 and 10 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Lian first appears in the records in 1957, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 794 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1957 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Lian has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #428, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #428. Among girls, its best rank was #3,227, in 2017.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #428 | #3,620 |
| Best rank | #428 (2025) | #3,227 (2017) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #595 in the 2020s | #3,910 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Lian alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lian were born in California than in any other state: about 749 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Lian was given 1.7 times as often in New Jersey, 1.7 times in New York and 1.6 times in Texas.
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