Lihan

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 8 babies a year in England and Wales.

Babies a year
8
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2664
8 babies

Lihan by the numbers

In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Lihan.

What we can tell you about Lihan

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lihan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Liangraceful willow or connected244 in the US (2017)
  • Libanincense; frankincense14 in the US (2017)
  • Liyan10 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Lehan5 in the US (2017)
  • Livan5 in the US (2017)
  • Lohan5 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Lihan

Names that are said the same way as Lihan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Lyonlion; city name41 in the US (2017)
  • Lionlion; the big cat29 in the US (2017)
  • Llionlion6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Lienlotus flower5 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Lihan

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