Lien
Meaning
lotus; written Liên. A flower name of the grandmother generation, alongside Mai (apricot blossom) and Lan (orchid); the lotus rising clean out of the mud carries Buddhist weight that made it a staple of 20th-century girls' naming
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Lien has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
47 people · the #69,533 first name in Brazil · median age 38
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Lien
Most people given the name Lien in the United States were born between 1980 and 1999. The Lien you meet today is most often in her 30s or 40s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Lien deep dive
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