Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Balian through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 351
- 351 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 35 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #6,493 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −15%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,493 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 14.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 35 in 2010. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 816 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Balian’s family of names
In Greek usage, Balian as a surname is a transliteration of Μπαλιάν. In English usage, Balian as a surname was borrowed from the Armenian form Բալյան.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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