Is Jian a boy or girl name?

Jian is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 642 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 6.5% were girls and 93.5% were boys.

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Jian

Recorded 1986–2025 · United States

Jian was most popular in 2019, when 31 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,702 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,077, with 29 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 642 people named Jian.

Jian over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jian’s peak in 2019. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jian a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jian is mostly a boy’s name — 6.5% of the 642 Americans given it were girls and 93.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 10% girls and 90% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Jian

Where Jian is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org