male NAME · CURRENTLY #428

Lian

LEE-an

“Lotus or water lily in Chinese naming traditions; the exact meaning depends on the character used.”

A concise given name used in several naming traditions.

shortmodern
SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Lian has traveled through time

61960 61965 121980 81985 231990 151995 252000 302005 962010 2042015 3362020 7942025
LATEST YEAR2025794 births
PEAK RANK#428in 2025
CURRENT USAGE5.3% F94.7% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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