girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Lina

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #572 Trend ↑ Rising 40%
Rank 2025
#572
among girls · ↓7 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
527
named Lina · -1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,050
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
534 babies
All-time total
19,494
#1,085 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Lina popularity over time

19,494 babies have been named Lina since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 444 – 444 44 – #221
1890s 557 – 557 56 +25% #321
1900s 527 – 527 53 -5% #397
1910s 883 – 883 88 +68% #494
1920s 1,014 – 1,014 101 +15% #670
1930s 707 – 707 71 -30% #736
1940s 655 – 655 66 -7% #874
1950s 746 – 746 75 +14% #1,078
1960s 909 – 909 91 +22% #962
1970s 1,050 – 1,050 105 +16% #1,040
1980s 1,373 5 1,378 138 +31% #970
1990s 1,725 – 1,725 173 +25% #1,012
2000s 2,516 – 2,516 252 +46% #888
2010s 3,441 – 3,441 344 +37% #723
2020s (to 2025) 2,942 – 2,942 490 +42% #565

Where Lina is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 558 0.35 outside top 500
2027 585 0.36 outside top 500
2028 610 0.38 #488
2029 631 0.39 #482
2030 650 0.40 #474

Where Lina is most popular

Girls named Lina per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.312 per 1,000. Strongest in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Jersey.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Lina born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Massachusetts 103 0.852 +173%
Connecticut 43 0.739 +137%
New Jersey 132 0.731 +135%
New York 235 0.593 +90%
Virginia 95 0.557 +79%
Washington 72 0.498 +60%
California 385 0.458 +47%
Florida 185 0.432 +39%
Maryland 45 0.425 +36%
Illinois 97 0.424 +36%
Colorado 46 0.412 +32%
Michigan 70 0.384 +23%
Arizona 51 0.363 +17%
Texas 285 0.354 +14%
Pennsylvania 82 0.347 +11%
Oregon 22 0.338 +8%
Ohio 78 0.329 +5%
Minnesota 31 0.287 -8%
North Carolina 64 0.281 -10%
Indiana 34 0.242 -22%
Georgia 52 0.229 -27%
South Carolina 20 0.222 -29%
Utah 13 0.156 -50%
Wisconsin 13 0.126 -60%
Tennessee 19 0.120 -62%
Nevada 5 0.108 -65%
Kentucky 7 0.082 -74%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 -78%
Alabama 6 0.064 -79%
Louisiana 5 0.057 -82%
Missouri 5 0.041 -87%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Lina

Lina is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #572 in 2025 with 527 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 19,494 American babies have been named Lina. Its peak came in 2024, when 534 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Lina stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lina?

The median living Lina is about 20 years old; half are between 8 and 41. An estimated 15 thousand people named Lina are alive in the United States today.

median 20 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Lina year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 527 #572 – –
2024 534 #565 – –
2023 513 #585 – –
2022 514 #582 – –
2021 441 #670 – –
2020 413 #690 – –
2019 392 #723 – –
2018 361 #754 – –
2017 375 #750 – –
2016 335 #847 – –
2015 329 #851 – –
2014 364 #770 – –
2013 306 #851 – –
2012 355 #775 – –
2011 309 #855 – –
2010 315 #855 – –
2009 280 #955 – –
2008 299 #916 – –
2007 279 #965 – –
2006 264 #985 – –
2005 250 #981 – –
2004 274 #888 – –
2003 251 #940 – –
2002 224 #984 – –
2001 215 #997 – –
2000 180 #1,136 – –
1995 163 #1,094 – –
1990 153 #1,135 – –
1985 123 #1,161 5 #7,154
1980 153 #970 – –
1975 108 #1,087 – –
1970 97 #1,188 – –
1965 99 #1,057 – –
1960 78 #1,243 – –
1955 88 #1,078 – –
1950 65 #1,151 – –
1945 53 #1,089 – –
1940 62 #913 – –
1935 70 #819 – –
1930 91 #736 – –
1925 104 #724 – –
1920 111 #691 – –
1915 99 #665 – –
1910 68 #494 – –
1905 44 #516 – –
1900 65 #421 – –
1895 61 #361 – –
1890 63 #321 – –
1885 43 #310 – –
1880 49 #221 – –

Famous people named Lina

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Lina Medina Lina Medina Youngest confirmed mother in history (born 1933) Contemporary
  2. 2 Lina Romay Lina Romay Spanish actress 1954–2012 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Lina Wertmüller Lina Wertmüller Italian director and screenwriter (1928–2021) Contemporary
  4. 4 Lina Bo Bardi Lina Bo Bardi Italo-Brazilian architect (1914–1992) Contemporary
  5. 5 Lina Cavalieri Lina Cavalieri Italian operatic soprano (1874–1944) 19th century
  6. 6 Lina Kostenko Lina Kostenko Ukrainian poet and writer (born 1930) Contemporary
  7. 7 Lina Stern Lina Stern Soviet biochemist 1878–1968 · 19th century
  8. 8 Lina Sandell Lina Sandell Swedish writer 1832–1903 · 19th century
  9. 9 Lina Cheryazova Lina Cheryazova Uzbekistani freestyle skier (1968–2019) Contemporary
  10. 10 Lina Radke Lina Radke Athlete, Germany 1903–1983 · Contemporary
  11. 11 Lina Andersson Lina Andersson Swedish cross-country skier b. 1981 · Contemporary
  12. 12 Lina Kačiušytė Lithuanian swimmer (born 1963) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Lina, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Lina?

The median living Lina is about 20 years old. Half of all living Linas are between 8 and 41 years old.

How many people named Lina are alive today?

An estimated 15 thousand people named Lina are alive in the United States, based on 19,494 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Lina in 2025?

Lina ranked #572 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 527 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lina?

19,494 babies have been named Lina in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lina most popular?

Lina peaked in 2024, when 534 newborns received the name.

Is Lina a boy or girl name?

Lina is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Lina rising or falling?

Lina is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Lina become more popular?

Lina is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 650 girls named Lina in 2030, which would rank around #474. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Lina?

Well-known people named Lina include Lina Medina (celebrity), Lina Romay (actor), Lina Wertmüller (film director).

Names like Lina

Names that sound and feel close to Lina: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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