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Lian
OriginChinese
Meaning"graceful willow"
About Lian
Could be confused with the much less captivating Leanne.
Pronounced LEE-ahn.
As of October 2026, Lian ranked #3621 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3225 in 2017.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,850 | 29 | 16.2 |
| 2015 | #3,894 | 39 | 21.8 |
| 2016 | #3,446 | 46 | 26 |
| 2017 | #3,225 | 50 | 29 |
| 2018 | #3,711 | 41 | 24.1 |
| 2019 | #4,118 | 35 | 20.9 |
| 2020 | #3,526 | 43 | 26.6 |
| 2021 | #3,233 | 50 | 30.5 |
| 2022 | #3,861 | 39 | 23.8 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | #4,417 | 32 | 19.8 |
| 2025 | #3,621 | 42 | 26.1 |
World rankings
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Lian in pop culture
- pr. lee
ahn, not Leanne
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