Boy name#1,779 of boy names
Lian
Pronounced L Y AA1 N (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 2024
- 41 years in use
How popular is Lian?
Lian is a boys' name, and first appears in 1984. It has been given to 5,148 children — the 1,779th most common boys' name on record.
It is climbing hard: about five times as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2024, when 607 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- L Y AA1 N
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Lian
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Lian
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Lian?
- Lian ranks 1,779th among boys' names in US records, with 5,148 births since 1984. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,263.
- Is Lian a unisex name?
- No. Lian is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Lian most popular?
- 2024, when 607 children were given the name. It has been in use for 41 years and is still recorded as of 2024.