Throughout the world, ליאן (Lian 
, Liane 
, Leann ) is a common mostly female, but seldom boy's given name. The first name ליאן is characteristic of Mongolia, where it is a common epicene name, Germany, where it is quite a common girly name, and Aruba (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in the United States, Germany, and Brazil. More frequently, ליאן is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Lian | China, Indonesia, United States, Malaysia, Myanmar |
| Leann, Liane | Germany, China, Indonesia, United States, Malaysia |
| ליאן | Israel |
Giulia, Giuliana, Giulietta, Hulya, Hülya, Ioulia, Iulia, Iuliana, Iúlia, Joelia, Jule, Julia, Juliana, Juliane, Julianna, Julica, Julie, Julienne, Julieta, Juliette, Julija, Julika, Juliska, Julyet, Júlia, Jûlija, Jülyet, Jūlija, Lia, Liana, Lianne, Lyan, Ouliana, Uliana, Uljana, Ulyana, Yulia, Yuliya, Τζουλιάνα, Τζούλια, Джул, Джули, Джулиана, Джулианна, Джулия, Джульен, Джульетта, Джулі, Джулія, Жульєн,
ליאן is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Gao Lian , the fictional human in Water Margin; Lian Harper , the DC Comics character, Young Justice; Liane Cartman , the fictional character from South Park; Lian Chu , the Dragon Hunters character and Liane , the musical character in the musical The Merveilleuses by Hugo Felix, among other works.
בר, וקנין, חדאד, הרוש, אוחנה, מזרחי, רחמים, לוגסי, דראושה, טויטו, אלימלך, אבוטבול, אברהם, אמסלם, אזולאי, מכלוף, ביטון, בשארה, שמואל, אברמוב, מסארוה, בניסטי, עזרא, ג'בארין, עודה, משיח, חן, טל, מור, משה, ממן, שחר, סבג, סגל, קרן, פרץ, לוי, דהן, עמר, חדד, כהן, סעדי, נחום, אלון, אלבז, אדרי, מלכה, לביא, and הרשקוביץ