Linda
4 countries#902 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Linda was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
1,458,899 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #902 · peaked in 1947 with 99,908 births
Most common in: California, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Ohio
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
31,175 births recorded 1901–2022 · currently #666 · peaked in 1982 with 1,515 births
Most common in: Paris, Nord, Bouches-du-Rhône, Seine-Saint-Denis, Rhône
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
2,516 births recorded 1974–2017 · peaked in 1974 with 316 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
10 births recorded 1998–2021 · peaked in 1998 with 4 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Linda’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #451 | — |
| 2007 | #492 | ↓41 |
| 2008 | #507 | ↓15 |
| 2009 | #548 | ↓41 |
| 2010 | #614 | ↓66 |
| 2011 | #587 | ↑27 |
| 2012 | #633 | ↓46 |
| 2013 | #626 | ↑7 |
| 2014 | #612 | ↑14 |
| 2015 | #664 | ↓52 |
| 2016 | #658 | ↑6 |
| 2017 | #704 | ↓46 |
| 2018 | #717 | ↓13 |
| 2019 | #768 | ↓51 |
| 2020 | #814 | ↓46 |
| 2021 | #841 | ↓27 |
| 2022 | #800 | ↑41 |
| 2023 | #841 | ↓41 |
| 2024 | #836 | ↑5 |
| 2025 | #902 | ↓66 |
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