The baby name Balian is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced BAH-lee-ən (IPA: /ˈbɑːliən/).
Balian is Old French in Origin.
The baby name Balian is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced BAH-lee-ən (IPA: /ˈbɑːliən/).
Balian is Old French in Origin.
Balian is a medieval given name from the Latin East, recorded in Old French and Latin as Balian/Balianus. It is widely taken as the Old French form of Barisan (Italian Barisone), a Germanic-rooted name used in northern Italy; the exact sense is uncertain, with proposals linking it to Germanic baro “man, warrior.” Note that in Balinese, balian means “healer,” an unrelated homonym.
The name is most famously borne by Balian of Ibelin (d. 1193), the crusader lord who defended Jerusalem in 1187, and by later nobles of the House of Ibelin. It appears sporadically in medieval French and Italian sources, then fell rare until a modest revival after the 2005 film Kingdom of Heaven. Variants and related forms include Barisan, Barisone, Baliano, Balien, Ballian, and Latin Balianus; occasional feminines Baliana and Barisona. Contemporary use remains uncommon but distinctive.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #380 | 8 | 2,865 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #878 | 15 | 7,044 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
Balian is popular in 15 countries — most recent births per country:
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