Lian

Where Lian comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Lian.

Lian through the years
  1. 1962
    Lian Ross born
    German singer
  2. 1984
    First appearance
    #6,315 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 2004
    Lian Bichsel born
    Swiss ice hockey player
  4. 2006
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  5. 2025
    Peak, #428
    752 babies named Lian, the most in any year.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Lian Ross · German singer, born 1962
  • Lian Bichsel · Swiss ice hockey player, born 2004
  • Lian Lunson · Australian film director and actress, born 1959
  • Lian Tran · Dutch tennis player, born 2002
  • Lian Gerbino · Argentine musician, born 1983

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.