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Qian

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 41

Qian is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 29% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2015 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2014, when 8 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2000.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Qian over time

Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2015, not a full ten years.

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Births named Qian by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2000s 5
2010s (to 2015) 15

How popular is Qian?

In 2015, Qian was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Qian is used

Canada #2,066 6 in 2002
England & Wales #5,865 3 in 2009
United States #10,605 7 in 2015

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Qian

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Qian also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Qian over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Qian

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Qian — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Qian

How popular is the name Qian?

In 2015, Qian was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Qian a girl's or a boy's name?

Qian is used for both girls and boys. About 29% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Qian?

Qian has 2 syllables.

When was Qian most popular?

Qian peaked in 2014, when 8 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.