Is Tian a boy or girl name?

Tian is a unisex name. Of the 532 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 28.8% were girls and 71.2% were boys.

Tian

Recorded 1974–2025 · United States

Tian was most popular in 2023, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #8,704 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 532 people named Tian.

Tian over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tian’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tian a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tian is a unisex name — 28.8% of the 532 Americans given it were girls and 71.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 6% girls and 94% 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.

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