Name meaning & stats
Lien
Lien means “lake, pool” (English origin). 525 US babies since 1940, peak 1982. Notable Liens are 1.5× over-represented as footballers.
What it means
“lake, pool”
EnglishSpelling of Lynn
A given name of English use.
Lynn around the world
- Линн · Russian
- Лінн (ім'я) · Ukrainian
- لين · Arabic
- לין · Hebrew
- リン · Japanese
- 琳恩 · Chinese
- Lyna · French language in Algeria
Famous Lynns
- Lynn Margulis · American evolutionary biologist (1938–2011)
In US birth records
Peak year: 1982
525 US babies were named Lien between 1940 and 2025.
Lien around the world
- Belgium: 2,732 babies since 1995, peak 1995, No. 712 in 2025
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Liens end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 1.5× | Low · 4 people |
| Actor | 1.0× | Low · 2 people |
| Politician | 0.9× | Low · 1 people |
| Singer | 1.0× | Low · 1 people |
Among notable women who are footballers, Liens show up 1.5× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 550 Lynns spell it Lien
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1982)