Linda
Linda is an English feminine given name that has been widespread in the English-speaking world since the end of the nineteenth century.
- English
- German
- Dutch
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Linda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Linda is an English feminine given name that has been widespread in the English-speaking world since the end of the nineteenth century.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- German
- Dutch
- Italian
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Danish
- Icelandic
- French
- Latvian
- Finnish
- Estonian
- Hungarian
- Czech
- Slovak
- Germanic
The Story of Linda
Linda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 27 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1947, when 99,693 Lindas were born — ranking #1 that year. As of 2026, Linda ranks #844 for baby girls with 323 births, gradually falling (-10%). In total, more than 1.5M Lindas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Linda
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Linda. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Where is Linda most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- China37%
- GH20%
- GT16%
- CM15%
- AO12%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Linda
Phonetically similar names — useful when Linda is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Linda
Linda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 1.5M births in the dataset. Linda's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #1. Use the chart and map above to compare Linda's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.