Rian

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Leeann in US United States, GB United Kingdom, AU Australia and 15 more, Lee-Ann in ZA South Africa, NL Netherlands, ES Spain and 1 more, 리안 in KR South Korea and Lian in MY Malaysia.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 4 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Rian is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name162K records spelled Rian14 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Brazil, United States, Ireland, St. Lucia

  Languages: English, German

  Also written Rían, Ri-An, Rián, Řiañ, Rìan

• Indonesian given name51K records spelled Rian10 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, United States

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written 'Rian, Rian', Riàn, Rïän, Rían

• Spanish given name7.9K records spelled Rian8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Philippines, United States, Argentina, Spain

  Also written Riañ, Rián, Ríán, Rîân, Rïaň

• Dutch given name3.2K records spelled Rian2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Netherlands, South Africa, United States, Belgium

  Also written Rían

• French given name2.9K records spelled Rian13 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, Philippines, Netherlands

  Languages: French, Catalan

  Also written Rían, Rïan, Riãn, Rïãň, Riăn

63 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Rian is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern Irish usage, variant of Ryan.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In English, Irish Gaelic; little king/ruler.

  as a name·Baby names, 25,350 baby names nicknames for your family, friends pets, including the top 100 names, 2,000 most popular…

• In Scottish Gaelic, method, system, mode, manner

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Swedish, definite singular of ria

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Irish, mark, trace, track

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 75 years between 1948–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Rian Jamesb. 1899USscreenwriter (1899–1953)
• Rian Johnsonb. 1973USAmerican filmmaker (born 1973)
• Yao Yanb. 1974CNnot in their usual nameChinese badminton player
• Rian Lindellb. 1977USAmerican football player
• Rian Marquesb. 1982BRBrazilian footballer
• Rian Sukmawanb. 1985IDbadminton player (1984–2016)
• Lan Yanb. 1990CNnot in their usual nameChinese actress, pop singer, and model
• Rian Agung Saputrob. 1990IDbadminton player
• Rian Swastedianb. 1995IDbadminton player
• Muhammad Rian Ardiantob. 1996IDbadminton player

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 555 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Rian?

We estimate roughly 128 thousand people bear Rian (counting its spellings and scripts) across 9 countries in our records.

In which country does Rian have the most bearers?

We estimate about 100 thousand people bear Rian in Brazil, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled rian.

Where is Rian most common?

Rian is densest in Brazil, where the national register counts about 1 in 2.1 thousand people carrying it.

How common is Rian compared with other names?

In Brazil, Rian is the 447th most common given name of 536,280 given names recorded there.

Is Rian a male or female name?

Rian is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.

What does the name Rian mean?

Recorded meaning: Irish: see Ryan. Rianna ° Modern name, an altered and more clearly feminine form of Welsh Rhiannon or a feminine equivalent of Irish pRyan.