Liyan
Liyan is an Elamite port on Persian Gulf, and first name of Kiririsha where she and Humban had a temple that was erected by Humban-Numena. There was later a temple built to her at Chogha Zanbil. She was often called 'the Great', or 'the divine mother'. She seems to have been primarily worshipped in the south of Elam.
Meaning & Origin of Liyan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Liyan is an Elamite port on Persian Gulf, and first name of Kiririsha where she and Humban had a temple that was erected by Humban-Numena. There was later a temple built to her at Chogha Zanbil. She was often called 'the Great', or 'the divine mother'. She seems to have been primarily worshipped in the south of Elam.
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The Story of Liyan
As a girl name
Liyan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2015, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2023: 6 births, good for #13,455 nationwide. About 55% of every Liyan on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Liyan last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 11 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Liyan on the record books as a boy name in 2016, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 9 Liyans were born — ranking #8,161 that year. About 60% of every Liyan on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Liyan last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 63 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
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About the name Liyan
Liyan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2016 and has accumulated 63 births in the dataset. Liyan's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #8,161. Use the chart and map above to compare Liyan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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