Entry № 0689 · Vietnamese origin

Lien Lien — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ LEE-en /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Vietnamese

Meaning

"Lotus"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Vietnamese)

The meaning

A name that means "lotus".

Liên is the Vietnamese word for "lotus" — the sacred flower of Vietnam that grows in muddy water but blooms pure. The national flower of Vietnam.

Lien is widely used in Vietnam.

Lotus. The Vietnamese national flower.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Liên

Transliteration: Liên
Pronunciation: / liˈɛn /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Lien stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Lien · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Liens before her.

Real people

Liên

Common Vietnamese name.

In fiction

Lien

Common in Vietnamese fiction.

Names connected to Lien.

Numerology

The number behind Lien.

The Seeker

Lien reduces to seven — the number of Vietnamese lotus.

Parents on Lien

Why families chose this name.

"Lotus in Vietnamese. Four letters. Liên."

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