Jian
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Jian is Chinese for “healthy.”
Sources: Baby Names Made Easy
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Usage of Jian in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Jian against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Jian is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Jian in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 22 boys were named Jian, making it the #4539 boys' name in the US. Since 1986, 600 boys have been named Jian, with the most (29) in 2022. It is most common, relative to births, in California.
In 2025, 7 girls were named Jian, making it the #11932 girls' name in the US. Since 2009, 42 girls have been named Jian, with the most (7) in 2016.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Mexico (Mexico City) | #868 boys | 3 | Dirección General del Registro Civil de la Ciudad de México (Portal de Datos Abiertos de la CDMX), 2022 |
| South Korea | #7 girls | 1,594 | Supreme Court of Korea (National Court Administration), Electronic Family Relationship Registration Statistics System, 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Jian
There are 65 towns and villages with Jian in their name, in 5 countries.
🇨🇳 China 52🇮🇳 India 5🇮🇷 Iran 5🇳🇬 Nigeria 2🇹🇼 Taiwan 1
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| Jian’ou | Fujian, 🇨🇳 China | 59,187 | Map |
| Jīān | Fars, 🇮🇷 Iran | 1,905 | Map |
| Jian | Bihar, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Jian | Benue State, 🇳🇬 Nigeria | – | Map |
| Jian Khār | Jharkhand, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Jian Ruwaku | Sokoto, 🇳🇬 Nigeria | – | Map |
| Jian’aicun | Fujian, 🇨🇳 China | – | Map |
| Jian’aicun | Guangxi, 🇨🇳 China | – | Map |
| Jian’an | Shanxi, 🇨🇳 China | – | Map |
| Jian’an | Jilin, 🇨🇳 China | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Jian
There are 3 lakes and reservoirs with Jian in their name.
| Name | Where | |
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| Jian Hu | Yunnan, 🇨🇳 China | Map |
| Jian Paozi | Heilongjiang, 🇨🇳 China | Map |
| Jian’an Shuiku | Fujian, 🇨🇳 China | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Jian songs
2 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Jian in their title. The best known:
- Yi Jian Mei – Fei Yu-ching (1983)
- Zai Jian Bu Zai Jian – Shila Amzah (2015)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Jian
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Jian.
Jian Ghomeshi
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