Lien

Lien is a unisex given name: about 24% of people named Lien are men and 76% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleHigh

Male 24%Female 76%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 24% male / 76% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Vietnam, Belgium, United States
US births since 1880: 6 male / 510 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Lien

To address Lien when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Lien," in English, "Guten Tag Lien," in German. About 24% of people named Lien are men and 76% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Lien,

German

Guten Tag Lien,

French

Bonjour Lien,

Spanish

Estimado/a Lien:

Chinese

Lien您好：

Japanese

Lien様

English

Hi Lien,

German

Hi Lien,

French

Salut Lien,

Spanish

Hola Lien,

Chinese

Lien你好：

Japanese

Lienさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Lien by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Vietnam	common	woman's name	25%
Belgium	rare	woman's name	2%
United States	rare	woman's name	1%
Netherlands	rare	woman's name	2%
China	rare	unisex name	50%

United States birth data

6 male · 510 female · 516 births recorded

Male 1%Female 99%

Since 1980: 1% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Lien a male or female name?

Lien is a unisex given name: about 24% of people named Lien are men and 76% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Lien in an email?

Is Lien a unisex name?

Lien is not a unisex name: 24% of people named Lien are men. Lien leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Lien a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lien (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_lien,
  title  = {Is Lien a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lien},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}