Tian is a boy's name of African origin meaning “sky.” In 2024 it was given to 24 boys in the United States.
Tian belongs to the African tradition. Its meaning — “sky” — is the sense carried by its African roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Tian first appears in Social Security records in 1981. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #4202 in 2023, and in 2024 24 babies received the name — 361 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Tian means “sky” in its African roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Tian is a boy name. In 2024, 24 babies received the name in the US.
Tian comes from the African tradition.
Tian first appears in US records in 1981. Its best-ever ranking was #4202 in 2023, and 24 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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