The baby name Lian is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈliː.ən/ (LEE-ən),Mandarin (Lián): /ljɛn/ (lee-EN, rising tone),Vietnamese (Liên): /liən/ (lee-EN).
Lian is Vietnamese in Origin.
The baby name Lian is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈliː.ən/ (LEE-ən),Mandarin (Lián): /ljɛn/ (lee-EN, rising tone),Vietnamese (Liên): /liən/ (lee-EN).
Lian is Vietnamese in Origin.
Lian is a multicultural given name with several independent roots. In Mandarin Chinese (pinyin Lián), it may be written as 莲/蓮 'lotus', 连/連 'to connect', or 廉 'upright', yielding meanings from purity to unity and integrity. In Arabic (ليان), it is a feminine name meaning 'softness, tenderness' and, by extension, an easy life. In modern Hebrew (ליאן), it is a contemporary choice, sometimes treated as a blend of Li and Ann or linked to Eliana.
Chinese bearers have used Lian for centuries, especially with the lotus character prized in Buddhist and literary imagery, and it appears widely across the Chinese diaspora. The Arabic form has surged in recent decades in the Middle East. In Israel and the West, Lian is unisex and increasingly international. Variants and related forms include Lián, Lien (Vietnamese Liên), Liane/Lianne, and the Arabic cognate Layan; nicknames include Li or Lia.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 423 |
| Ireland | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 836 |
| KR | Girls | 0 | #15 | 1 | 572 |
| MV | 0 | #19 | 1 | 644 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #26 | 157 | 1,769 |
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| ID | 0 | #37 | 3 | 2,238 | |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| CN | 0 | #83 | 4 | 3,857 | |
| TW | 0 | #97 | 7 | 4,523 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #98 | 5 | 3,319 |
| PH | 0 | #102 | 9 | 5,607 | |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #111 | 4 | 5,459 |
| EC | 0 | #121 | 1 | 2,502 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #124 | 2 | 3,755 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #128 | 8 | 4,130 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| IQ | 0 | #132 | 2 | 3,533 | |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| PA | 0 | #136 | 3 | 3,797 | |
| JO | 0 | #137 | 4 | 2,158 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #153 | 30 | 1,509 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #161 | 7 | 3,171 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #173 | 7 | 1,568 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #176 | 3 | 2,508 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #177 | 3 | 4,064 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| AE | 0 | #184 | 4 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| PS | 0 | #195 | 24 | 5,692 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #200 | 1 | 1,904 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #208 | 689 | 11,648 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #208 | 4 | 3,402 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #209 | 15 | 5,842 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #228 | 24 | 7,056 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #229 | 401 | 10,981 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #230 | 12 | 7,111 |
| IL | 0 | #234 | 41 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #235 | 35 | 11,010 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #240 | 7 | 3,322 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #245 | 7 | 6,592 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #249 | 28 | 8,139 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #252 | 2 | 6,830 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #257 | 2 | 3,650 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| MY | 0 | #266 | 65 | 12,352 | |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #279 | 41 | 9,639 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #281 | 5 | 2,795 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #283 | 43 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #284 | 33 | 15,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #289 | 61 | 8,829 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #291 | 16 | 2,588 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #299 | 5 | 5,122 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #309 | 4 | 10,560 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #314 | 78 | 13,098 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #321 | 286 | 18,916 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #325 | 5 | 7,429 |
| PE | 0 | #328 | 2 | 6,350 | |
| GT | 0 | #330 | 9 | 5,948 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #330 | 16 | 7,678 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #331 | 2 | 5,862 |
| YE | 0 | #332 | 50 | 8,639 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| HK | 0 | #336 | 13 | 8,483 | |
| NL | 0 | #342 | 50 | 2,481 | |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #355 | 155 | 11,303 |
| BR | 0 | #359 | 2 | 5,969 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 23 | 11,440 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| BO | 0 | #364 | 18 | 6,868 | |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #373 | 15 | 2,865 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #375 | 22 | 15,987 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #385 | 5 | 7,057 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #405 | 9 | 5,922 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| EG | 0 | #406 | 7 | 6,387 | |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #411 | 741 | 5,933 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #414 | 68 | 9,861 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #415 | 773 | 24,821 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #424 | 44 | 7,628 |
| CL | 0 | #431 | 4 | 6,867 | |
| ZA | 0 | #438 | 10 | 14,421 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #439 | 594 | 7,044 |
| MX | 0 | #440 | 6 | 8,339 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #442 | 177 | 16,104 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #453 | 63 | 19,177 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #453 | 29 | 9,305 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #465 | 10 | 7,625 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #469 | 3 | 7,952 |
| CO | 0 | #471 | 10 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #475 | 13 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #479 | 20 | 11,913 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #494 | 12 | 7,500 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #503 | 51 | 20,968 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #503 | 25 | 12,905 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #518 | 75 | 9,244 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #522 | 5 | 12,621 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #528 | 171 | 17,960 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #529 | 20 | 10,655 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #530 | 139 | 13,390 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #533 | 4 | 6,731 |
| BH | 0 | #540 | 14 | 17,937 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #541 | 5 | 8,334 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #541 | 405 | 14,506 |
| LY | 0 | #552 | 8 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #557 | 4 | 11,671 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #558 | 8 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #568 | 6 | 11,342 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #576 | 36 | 9,488 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #576 | 32 | 10,983 |
| SY | 0 | #589 | 142 | 11,684 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #600 | 6 | 10,045 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #615 | 560 | 25,439 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #622 | 9 | 8,289 |
| LB | 0 | #645 | 14 | 13,263 | |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #646 | 292 | 15,656 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #646 | 9 | 13,121 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #651 | 17 | 13,071 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #669 | 267 | 25,931 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #670 | 13 | 3,552 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #704 | 48 | 12,213 |
| IT | 0 | #705 | 10 | 4,183 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #719 | 20 | 3,895 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #736 | 8 | 18,093 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #774 | 13 | 15,093 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #782 | 179 | 14,742 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #798 | 9 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #819 | 20 | 4,949 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #823 | 29 | 14,098 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #843 | 140 | 16,355 |
| TN | 0 | #857 | 9 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #871 | 16 | 15,035 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #882 | 62 | 14,861 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #885 | 32 | 8,487 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #890 | 41 | 5,610 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #915 | 4 | 17,948 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #932 | 20 | 5,873 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #933 | 20 | 5,697 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #944 | 40 | 5,561 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #957 | 122 | 16,140 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #977 | 25 | 16,750 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #986 | 7 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #995 | 7 | 16,906 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,064 | 120 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,086 | 93 | 25,619 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,117 | 25 | 25,928 |
| MA | 0 | #1,118 | 11 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,139 | 5 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,154 | 23 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,189 | 23 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,393 | 54 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,411 | 61 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,575 | 40 | 28,008 |
Lian is popular in 83 countries — most recent births per country:
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