unisex name
Liyan
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 240
Liyan is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 35% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2025, when 16 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 207,211 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2015.
Liyan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 30 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 60 |
How popular is Liyan?
In 2025, Liyan was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Liyan is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Liyan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Liyan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Liyan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Liyan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Liyan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Liyan
How popular is the name Liyan?
In 2025, Liyan was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Liyan a girl's or a boy's name?
Liyan is used for both girls and boys. About 35% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Liyan most popular?
Liyan peaked in 2025, when 16 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Liyan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Liyan currently ranks #2,724 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.