Lian

Origin: European or Chinese — A name in several traditions — European short form; also a Chinese name

Boy's name · #428 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Lian is climbing: on the charts since 1984, it reached #428 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 750 boys given the name last year. Roughly 4,600 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

See where Lian is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 34 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Lian ranks in other countries and regions.

#22 in Ecuador (2025) · #34 in Switzerland (2025) · #72 in Slovenia (2025) · #101 in Austria (2025) · #117 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #272 in Sweden (2025) · #294 in Mexico (2024) · #821 in Belgium (2025) · #967 in Ireland (2025) · #1,856 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,974 in France (2025) · #1,426 in Canada (2024).

Famous Lians

Lian Bichsel — Swiss ice hockey player
Lian Pin Koh — Ecologist; academic; champions the use of low-cost autonomous aerial vehicles for ecological research
Lian Gerbino — Argentine musician
Lian Hmung Sakhong — Chin scholar and politician, Myanmar National Unity Government minister from 2021
Lian Wharton — English cricketer who played for Derbyshire 2000–2003 (born 1977)

In stories & tradition

Lian Chu^nl — Dragon Hunters (TV series)

What Lians become

Among 76 notable people named Lian:

No single standout — notable Lians spread across many fields.

Similar names: Lyan · Kaizen · Lyam · Akari · Ren · Aizen

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