Meaning and history
Lian has several unrelated origins. In Chinese it may represent characters such as 莲, “lotus,” 廉, “honest,” or 连, “to connect,” among many others, so meaning depends on the character and tone. In Dutch it can be a short form of names such as Juliana, while in Hebrew it may be a modern compound or transliteration. The spelling therefore has no single meaning. Chinese rower Lian Junjie is a notable bearer, though Chinese name order and the written character remain important.
20062006: 23 births, rank #4,105
2007: 30 births, rank #3,511
2008: 26 births, rank #3,921
2009: 43 births, rank #2,800
2010: 57 births, rank #2,262
20112011: 71 births, rank #1,947
2012: 79 births, rank #1,849
2013: 110 births, rank #1,483
2014: 119 births, rank #1,414
2015: 165 births, rank #1,141
20162016: 196 births, rank #1,022
2017: 194 births, rank #1,036
2018: 209 births, rank #992
2019: 273 births, rank #826
2020: 293 births, rank #792
20212021: 345 births, rank #740
2022: 393 births, rank #686
2023: 493 births, rank #582
2024: 595 births, rank #512
20252025: 752 births, rank #428
Lian rose from #515 to #428 for boys between 2024 and 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 752.