Qian
Qian is a name with a single cultural origin: Chinese.
- Chinese
Meaning & Origin of Qian
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Qian is a name with a single cultural origin: Chinese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Chinese
The Story of Qian
The earliest SSA record of Qian as a baby boy name dates back to 2000, when 5 babies received it. 2014 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Qian — #8,781 in the national rankings. About 75% of every Qian on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Qian last appeared in the published SSA data in 2015, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 20 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Qian
Qian is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2000 and has accumulated 20 births in the dataset. Qian's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #8,781. Use the chart and map above to compare Qian'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.