Tian
A boys’ name of Chinese origin, meaning sky; heaven; field.
Tian by the numbers
In 2025, 14 babies in England and Wales were named Tian. In the US, 18 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Tian. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Tian
Names that are said the same way as Tian, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a meadow or field
Like Tian, each of these has a meadow or field in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
- Braydenbroad valley; a modern respelling of Braden5,153 in the US (2017)
- Bentleymeadow of bent grass3,945 in the US (2017)
- Haydenvalley with hay3,623 in the US (2017)
- Wesleywestern meadow3,607 in the US (2017)
- Ryleerye clearing; a respelling of Ryley2,971 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the sky or heaven
Like Tian, each of these has the sky or heaven in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Tian
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