Tian is a rare variant of Tiana that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2023.
Tian is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #7,145 for boy births in the United States (and #15,016 across all names), given to 12 babies. Tian first appears in 1974 and peaked in 2023 (26 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,145 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,310 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | — | #4,205 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,418 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,639 |
| 2020 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,583 |
| 2019 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,784 |
| 2018 | 23 | 23 | #17,919 | #5,296 |
| 2017 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,280 |
| 2016 | 17 | 17 | #18,643 | #7,102 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,984 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,541 |
| 2013 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,978 |
| 2012 | 16 | 16 | #19,311 | #7,501 |
| 2011 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,220 |
| 2010 | 16 | 16 | #16,819 | #8,072 |
| 2009 | 18 | 18 | #19,971 | #6,772 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | — | #14,396 |
| 2007 | 20 | 20 | #13,835 | #7,038 |
| 2006 | 23 | 23 | #12,351 | #6,066 |
| 2005 | 16 | 16 | #18,962 | #7,056 |
| 2004 | 17 | 17 | #14,072 | #7,473 |
| 2003 | 18 | 18 | #15,624 | #6,214 |
| 2002 | 18 | 18 | #13,496 | #6,486 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | #17,759 | #12,148 |
| 2000 | 11 | 11 | #17,418 | #10,243 |
| 1999 | 13 | 13 | #12,593 | #9,794 |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,263 |
| 1997 | 17 | — | #9,747 | #7,214 |
| 1996 | 12 | — | #13,385 | #8,904 |
| 1995 | 14 | — | #11,692 | #7,725 |
| 1994 | 8 | — | #10,479 | — |
| 1993 | 9 | — | #9,491 | — |
| 1982 | 6 | — | #10,421 | — |
| 1981 | 7 | — | — | #5,432 |
| 1980 | 7 | — | #9,025 | — |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #11,350 | — |
| 1975 | 6 | — | #8,972 | — |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #10,122 | — |