NameTides

Linda

Linda was the #902 girls' name in the US in 2025 (294 babies), and #1,892 in England & Wales and #799 in Canada.

Linda as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Linda as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.025507510018801900192019401960198020002020CanadaIrelandUSEngland & Wales
Linda as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02550751001880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#902 (294)#1,892 (15)——#718 (4)#799 (36)—
2024#836 (324)#1,406 (23)———#875 (32)—
2023#841 (324)#1,206 (27)———#886 (30)—
2022#800 (352)#1,621 (18)——#747 (4)#1,017 (25)—
2021#841 (328)#1,351 (23)—#446 (3)#517 (7)#834 (34)—
2020#814 (334)#1,618 (18)——#628 (5)#851 (32)—
2019#768 (362)#1,349 (23)——#421 (9)#854 (32)—
2018#717 (398)#1,526 (20)——#734 (4)#779 (36)—
2017#704 (410)#1,512 (21)#808 (3)—#651 (5)#907 (30)—
2016#658 (444)#1,278 (26)#675 (4)—#476 (8)#949 (28)—
2015#664 (429)#1,088 (32)——#581 (6)#727 (39)—
2014#612 (475)#1,016 (35)——#458 (9)#772 (36)—
2013#626 (447)#1,639 (18)#816 (3)—#540 (7)#666 (43)—
2012#633 (450)#1,184 (28)#665 (4)#451 (3)#474 (9)#966 (27)—
2011#587 (491)#1,015 (34)#579 (5)—#695 (5)#730 (38)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1948 at #1.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 5,500 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 5,500uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 4,100uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Linda is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 5,400 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 4,900 to 1 in 5,900.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Linda by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #700WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,014ILMichigan: #787MINew York: #1,028NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #721INOhio: #743OHPennsylvania: #294PANew Jersey: #1,036NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #908CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: #498KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #676AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: #555ARTennessee: #983TNNorth Carolina: #560NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,533GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #780TXFlorida: #864FL
Linda (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#78315

Linda (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
LindaCanadaGirls#79936
LindaEngland & WalesGirls#1,89215
LindaIrelandGirls#7184
LindaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
LindaNSWGirls—too few
LindaScotlandGirls—too few
LindaUSGirls#902294
LindaUSBoys—too few