Alian
Boy · ah-lee-AHN · Modern
Alian is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
Where does Alian come from?
Modern: possibly a variant of Alan or Alain
- Say it
- ah-lee-AHN
Is Alian a girl's or a boy's name?
Alian is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Alian in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,140among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Alian, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 2002.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Alian than any year since 2007.
Half of all the boys named Alian in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 13 | #6,464 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,284 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
Names like Alian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Azaiah Elian Anakin Eziah Jasiah Zayden Jayceon Zavian Cassian Aziel Izael Caspian
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