Given name & surname
Alian
“tall”·“going up”
Alian is used as a given name and a surname.
Original Hebrewעלין
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Alian means “tall” or “going up.”
From biblical name research
Where it comes from
Alian is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew root 'alal (עלל), “to go up or be superior.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Alian appears in 1 Chronicles 1:40.
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Alian through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 121
- 121 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #6,161 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,161 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 410 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alian’s family of names
Alian may belong to the same name family as ALIANN. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 9
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Elishares a root
- Aliahshares a root
- Elyonshares a root
- Ullashares a root
- Alvanshares a root
- Alvahshares a root
- Tidalshares a root
- Elulshares a root
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