Lian

“Chinese surname: characters meaning 'link, unite' or 'honest, incorruptible'” — Chinese (surname 連/连 or 廉) origin

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

Lian has appeared in US records since 1984 — best rank #428 (2025) · 4,579 babies named Lian all-time · 1 in 2,300 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #30 in Switzerland (2024) · #72 in Slovenia (2025).

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

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 the Great — figure in Chinese mythology
Lian Gerbino — Argentine musician
Lian Huaiwei — Chinese singer

Among 119 notable people named Lian:

Political leaders appear 1.8× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lian Hmung Sakhong, chin politician.

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