Around the globe, 吉莲 (Jilian 
, 吉莲 , Gillain 
) is quite a rare principally girly, but very seldom masculine forename. The forename 吉莲 is habitual in Tanzania, where it is a rare feminine name, Libya, where it is a rare boy's name, and Belgium, where it is a rare unisex name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in China, Tanzania, and the United States. Very seldom, 吉莲 is the last name as well as the forename.