Gender: Mostly Boy
Meaning: Graceful willow, lotus
Origin: Chinese
Popularity: Ranked #512 in 2024 with 594 babies born.
History: Lian surged in the 2020s as a multicultural name working in Chinese (graceful willow), Hebrew (my God has answered), and Dutch traditions. The name represents the global melting pot of American naming — one name carrying meaning across three continents.
Name length: 4 letters
How common is Lian? About 1 in 5,317 babies born in 2024 were named Lian, or roughly 1.7 per day in the United States.
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