Around the globe, 兰 (兰 
, Lan 
, 란 
) is a widespread mostly female, but infrequently masculine first name. The forename 兰 is habitual in Macao, where it is a common primarily feminine, but very infrequently male name, Hong Kong, where it is quite a common principally girly, but scarcely male name, and Israel (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in China, Vietnam, and the United States. Also, 兰 is the last name as well as the forename.
兰 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Lan Mandragoran , the fictional character from The Wheel of Time; Lan Fan , the fictional character from Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood; Shi Lan , the character in Qin's Moon and Lan Hikari .