girl's name

Lien

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 530

Lien is a girl's name with 1 syllable. In 2022 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1982, when 34 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1975.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Lien over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.

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'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Lien by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 52
1980s 242
1990s 142
2000s 54
2010s 25
2020s (to 2022) 10

How popular is Lien?

In 2022, Lien was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Lien is used

France #1,418 5 in 1957
United States #15,612 5 in 2022

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Lien

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Lien also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lien over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Lien

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lien — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Lien

How popular is the name Lien?

In 2022, Lien was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Lien a girl's or a boy's name?

Lien is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Lien?

Lien has 1 syllable.

When was Lien most popular?

Lien peaked in 1982, when 34 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.