Lina
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning light; short form of Helena or other names.
How Lina has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #850 |
| 2016 | #846 |
| 2017 | #750 |
| 2018 | #756 |
| 2019 | #724 |
| 2020 | #689 |
| 2021 | #669 |
| 2022 | #578 |
| 2023 | #583 |
| 2024 | #567 |
| 2025 | #572 |
Lina by the numbers
In 2025, 200 babies in England and Wales were named Lina. In the US, 372 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
At its height, in 1880, about 1 in 2,000 American girls born that year was called Lina.
Other names that come from Helena
Like Lina, each of these traces back to Helena: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lina. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lunamoon5,327 in the US (2017)
- Lilaplayful, divine play; also purple flower277 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lenabright light; short form of Helena1,072 in the US (2017)
- Liaweary; a form of Leah948 in the US (2017)
- Lanabright or fair; a form of Helen or Alana185 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lianato bind or wrap around; climbing vine150 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Lina
Names that are said the same way as Lina, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean light
Like Lina, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Lina
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