Linda
Girl nameLinda has been given to 1,458,899 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1947 and currently ranks #902 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈlɪndə/
Latinised short form of Germanic compound names ending in -lind, -linde (“tender, soft”) (English -inda), such as Sieglinde and Dietlinde, and earlier names such as Old High German Irmilinda and Old Dutch Frithelind, from Proto-Germanic *linþaz (“gentle, mild”), whence also Old English līþe (“gentle, mild, pliable, limber”) (English lithe). Later misassociated with unrelated Spanish linda (“beautiful”). The name became known through 19th century literature and the opera Linda di Chamounix (1842). More at lithe. The coordination language is named after Linda Lovelace, a reference t
Origin: Germanic languages
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
1,458,899
Peak year
1947 (99,908 babies)
Rank in 2025
#902 for girls
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -31%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Linda
Linda B. Buck
American biologist
Linda Hamilton
American actress
Linda Ronstadt
American singer (born 1946)
Linda Lovelace
American pornographic actress (1949-2002)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Linda.
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