Across the world, Linian (Linian 
, 立年 , 利年 ) is quite a rare primarily masculine, but very infrequently feminine first name. The first name Linian is habitual in China, where it is a rare predominantly male, but very seldom girly name, Nigeria, where it is an extremely rare gender-neutral name, and India, where it is an extremely rare girly name. Much less frequently, Linian is the last name as well as the forename.