Is Lyan a boy or girl name?

Lyan is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 747 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 15.3% were girls and 84.7% were boys.

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Lyan

Recorded 1992–2025 · United States

Lyan was most popular in 2021, when 80 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,071 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,152, with 57 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 747 people named Lyan.

Lyan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lyan’s peak in 2021. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lyan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lyan is mostly a boy’s name — 15.3% of the 747 Americans given it were girls and 84.7% 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 Lyan

Where Lyan 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