Lyan
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LY-an
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,935 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,572 for boys
Lyan is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies) and 2,572nd for boys in the US (51 babies).
Where does Lyan come from?
Modern: modern variant of Liam or Lian
Is Lyan a girl's or a boy's name?
Lyan is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK and 6 girls and 51 boys in the US.
How popular is Lyan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,935th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 80% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Lyan, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 5 girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Lyan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
How popular is Lyan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,572nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 51 about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 51 boys in the US were named Lyan, making it the 2,572nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,418th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 75 boys. It first appears in the records in 2007. 6 girls were also named Lyan in 2025 (13,203rd for girls).
Half of all the boys named Lyan in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 142 boys in the US were given Lyan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,211, up from #2,572 for this spelling alone.
Lyan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51 | #2,572 |
| 2024 | 47 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 57 | #2,386 |
| 2022 | 65 | #2,216 |
| 2021 | 75 | #1,981 |
| 2020 | 54 | #2,418 |
| 2019 | 60 | #2,291 |
| 2018 | 44 | #2,747 |
| 2017 | 46 | #2,671 |
| 2016 | 32 | #3,440 |
| 2015 | 22 | #4,405 |
| 2014 | 19 | #4,862 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
Names like Lyan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Fiadh, Ayra, Layan, Safa, Eden, Orla, Liyana, Ayah, Lyra, Raya, Indie, Ocean
Other spellings of Lyan
Names related to Lyan
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lyan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lyan, updated 20 October 2026.