Girls' name · since 1975
Lien
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 519 babies named Lien, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,575 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 519
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
519 girls have been named Lien since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lien has been recorded 519 times among girls since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2022.
- #11,575 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 519 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lien ranks #11,575 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 519 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,575 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 519
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lien's 519 recorded births place it above 83.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Lien's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lien's full recorded timeline at 1994, 29% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 71% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 34 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lien popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2022
- Peak year (1982)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Lien popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 2013 (Lien as boys' name)
Lien by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (242 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Lien's strongest decade.
242 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Lien births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 52
1970s
52 births
- 1980s
1980s
242 births
- 1990s
1990s
142 births
- 2000s 54
2000s
54 births
- 2010s 19
2010s
19 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 242 births (47% of all-time use).
How Lien compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lien's total volume
Lien by state
Where Lien concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 100 | 19.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 6 | 1.2% |
100 of 519 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Lien's data
- Lien's decade-level peak was the 1980s (242 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Liens (100 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lien: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~47 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1975–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lien draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.