Linda
A girls’ name of Spanish origin, meaning pretty or beautiful.
Babies a year
404
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#902
down from #835
UK popularity
#1892
15 babies
How Linda has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #665 |
| 2016 | #665 |
| 2017 | #704 |
| 2018 | #720 |
| 2019 | #771 |
| 2020 | #817 |
| 2021 | #846 |
| 2022 | #807 |
| 2023 | #842 |
| 2024 | #835 |
| 2025 | #902 |
In 2025, 15 babies in England and Wales were named Linda. In the US, 404 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 99,686 in 1947.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Linda was most common in 1950, when it went to 4.57% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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