How popular is the name Tian?

532 US babies were named Tian between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2023.

What careers are people named Tian over-represented in?

Among notable men who are singers, Tians show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Tian

Q: How common is the spelling Tian?

The most common spelling: 65% of Tians use it.

Tian. 532 US babies since 1940, peak 2023. Notable Tians are 1.3× over-represented as singers.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2023

532 US babies were named Tian between 1940 and 2025.

Tian around the world

Sweden: 20 babies since 1998, peak 2021, No. 1,530 in 2022
England & Wales: 284 babies since 1996, peak 2021, No. 1,796 in 2025
France: 120 babies since 1900, peak 2021, No. 2,933 in 2025
Belgium: 40 babies since 1995, peak 2020

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Tians end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Actor	1.2×	Low · 2 people
Singer	1.3×	Low · 2 people
Footballer	1.1×	Low · 2 people
Politician	0.9×	Low · 1 people

Among notable men who are singers, Tians show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

The most common spelling: 65% of Tians use it

Tian 65%
Tyan 35%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2023)