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Lian

Lian is a unisex given name: about 44% of people named Lian are men and 56% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexMedium
Male 44%Female 56%

This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
44% male / 56% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
China, United States, Netherlands
US births since 1880
1,225 male / 818 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Lian

To address Lian when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Lian," in English, "Guten Tag Lian," in German. About 44% of people named Lian are men and 56% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Lian,

German

Guten Tag Lian,

French

Bonjour Lian,

Spanish

Estimado/a Lian:

Chinese

Lian您好：

Japanese

Lian様

English

Hi Lian,

German

Hi Lian,

French

Salut Lian,

Spanish

Hola Lian,

Chinese

Lian你好：

Japanese

Lianさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Lian by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Chinauncommonunisex name50%
United Statesuncommonunisex name60%
Netherlandsuncommonwoman's name2%

United States birth data

1,225 male · 818 female · 2,043 births recorded

Male 60%Female 40%

Since 1980: 62% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Lian a male or female name?

Lian is a unisex given name: about 44% of people named Lian are men and 56% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Lian in an email?

To address Lian when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Lian," in English, "Guten Tag Lian," in German. About 44% of people named Lian are men and 56% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Lian a unisex name?

Lian is a unisex name: 44% of people named Lian are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

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Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Lian a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lian (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_lian,
  title  = {Is Lian a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lian},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}