Lian

LEE-an; LYEHN

German, short form of Julian, Chinese

"waterfall; lotus"

Lian Origin and Meaning

The name Lian is a boy's name meaning "waterfall; lotus".

As a masculine name, Lian has historically been used as a nickname for names such as Julian and Killian, particularly in Europe. It’s also a unisex Chinese name pronounced as a single syllable.

Lian recently joined the US pop charts, and we suspect it has more to do with its similarity to Liam than anything else.

Lian Popularity

• 687 US 2022
• 485 Nameberry 2024
• 147 Unisex 2021
• 714 Future 2028
• 63 Germany 2023
• 13 Switzerland 2022
• 73 Slovenia 2022
• 91 Chile 2021
• 426 Mexico 2021