Lina

#572 for girls in 2025, 527 births · Last seen for boys in 1985 at #6,523
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1880 · 49 births
Debut · girls
49 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
19,489
since 1880

Lina over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Lina has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202018peak #219, 1880girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#572527—
2024#565534—
2023#585513—
2022#581514—
2021#670441—
2020#690413—
2019#723392—
2018#754361—
2017#750375—
2016#847335—
2015#849329—
2014#768364—
2013#850306—
2012#773355—
2011#852309—
2010#851315—
2009#953280—
2008#916299—
2007#964279—
2006#984264—
2005#979250—
2004#887274—
2003#939251—
2002#984224—
2001#997215—
2000#1,134180—
1999#1,028198—
1998#1,167161—
1997#1,013190—
1996#1,046177—
1995#1,090163—
1994#1,105162—
1993#1,110162—
1992#1,010186—
1991#1,051173—
1990#1,130153—
1989#1,111149—
1988#1,118137—
1987#1,016152—
1986#1,065141—
1985#1,158123#6,5235
1984#1,103125—
1983#1,071129—
1982#1,083131—
1981#1,064133—
1980#966153—
1979#1,113122—
1978#1,212103—
1977#1,102117—
1976#1,036119—
1975#1,083108—
1974#1,124103—
1973#1,14396—
1972#1,15594—
1971#1,22891—
1970#1,18297—
1969#1,10999—
1968#1,15787—
1967#959113—
1966#1,08793—
1965#1,05599—
1964#1,21183—
1963#1,003113—
1962#1,39563—
1961#1,22481—
1960#1,23678—
1959#1,11093—
1958#1,12988—
1957#1,17082—
1956#1,16979—
1955#1,07488—
1954#1,39252—
1953#1,15570—
1952#1,23659—
1951#1,10970—
1950#1,14565—
1949#1,03874—
1948#871100—
1947#1,03873—
1946#1,12157—
1945#1,08053—
1944#1,06254—
1943#96567—
1942#1,07653—
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1940#91262—
1939#87864—
1938#85169—
1937#77877—
1936#99348—
1935#81370—
1934#79471—
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1932#81670—
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1930#73491—
1929#695101—
1928#83175—
1927#76689—
1926#76390—
1925#721104—
1924#693115—
1923#73598—
1922#701109—
1921#667122—
1920#690111—
1919#695102—
1918#708104—
1917#635115—
1916#679101—
1915#66499—
1914#59591—
1913#58776—
1912#60366—
1911#53561—
1910#49368—
1909#49657—
1908#52748—
1907#39580—
1906#48650—
1905#51044—
1904#50043—
1903#47046—
1902#50939—
1901#39755—
1900#41765—
1899#40252—
1898#46544—
1897#39753—
1896#35866—
1895#35761—
1894#37057—
1893#37951—
1892#33860—
1891#35150—
1890#31763—
1889#34652—
1888#35645—
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1886#31843—
1885#30643—
1884#29044—
1883#28738—
1882#27141—
1881#25739—
1880#21949—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Lina was already there! It came in at #219, and was given to 49 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1889, when fewer than 53 girls a year got the name.

Where Lina is popular in 2018

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lina, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Lina, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lina, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lina, so not publishedNHWashington: #775 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,801 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Lina, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lina, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lina, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Lina, so not publishedMNIllinois: #782 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 4,118 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Lina, so not publishedWIMichigan: #780 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,024 girlsMINew York: #371 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,769 girlsNYMassachusetts: #590 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,076 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lina, so not publishedRIOregon: #542 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,333 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lina, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lina, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lina, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Lina, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Lina, so not publishedINOhio: #1,143 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,289 girlsOHPennsylvania: #725 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,870 girlsPANew Jersey: #537 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,566 girlsNJConnecticut: #347 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,446 girlsCTCalifornia: #579 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 3,008 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Lina, so not publishedUTColorado: #675 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,181 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lina, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Lina, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Lina, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lina, so not publishedWVVirginia: #708 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,595 girlsVAMaryland: #530 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,335 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lina, so not publishedDEArizona: #845 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,198 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lina, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lina, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lina, so not publishedARTennessee: #1,098 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,235 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #1,108 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,430 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Lina, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lina, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Lina, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Lina, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Lina, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Lina, so not publishedALGeorgia: #1,305 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,710 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lina, so not publishedHITexas: #801 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 4,295 girlsTXFlorida: #676 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 3,545 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Connecticut#347 · 1 in 1,446
  2. New York#371 · 1 in 1,769
  3. Maryland#530 · 1 in 2,335
  4. New Jersey#537 · 1 in 2,566
  5. Oregon#542 · 1 in 2,333

Best ever in a state: #122 in Rhode Island, 1913.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Connecticut#34781 in 1,446
New York#371491 in 1,769
Maryland#530101 in 2,335
New Jersey#537141 in 2,566
Oregon#54261 in 2,333
California#579631 in 3,008
Massachusetts#59081 in 3,076
Colorado#67571 in 3,181
Florida#676241 in 3,545
Virginia#708101 in 3,595
Pennsylvania#725131 in 3,870
Washington#77581 in 3,801
Michigan#780101 in 4,024
Illinois#782131 in 4,118
Texas#801371 in 4,295
Arizona#84571 in 4,198
Tennessee#1,09851 in 6,235
North Carolina#1,10871 in 6,430
Ohio#1,14371 in 7,289
Georgia#1,30561 in 7,710
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Lina
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 7 spots since 2024 (#565 → #572)
  • 118 spots since 2020 (#690 → #572)
  • 277 spots since 2015 (#849 → #572)
  • Biggest jump: 215 spots in 1937 (#993 → #778)
  • Biggest drop: 198 spots in 1968 (#959 → #1,157)
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1880 at #219 (49 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 91 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 91 yrs · run 1880–1941
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,857
  • Highest: 1 in 1,857 girls born in 1880 were named Lina (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,050 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 17.7% of all girls named Lina (3,441) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s444#219 (1880)#295
1890s557#317 (1890)#373
1900s527#395 (1907)#471
1910s883#493 (1910)#619
1920s1,014#667 (1921)#726
1930s707#734 (1930)#821
1940s655#871 (1948)#1,010
1950s746#1,074 (1955)#1,169
1960s909#959 (1967)#1,144
1970s1,050#1,036 (1976)#1,138
1980s1,373#966 (1980)#1,076
1990s1,725#1,010 (1992)#1,075
2000s2,516#887 (2004)#974
2010s3,441#723 (2019)#802
2020s2,942#565 (2024)#611

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Lina in 2018

girls
#754
361 births · 1 in 4,712 girls

Top girls' names in 2018

  1. #1Emma18,824
  2. #2Olivia18,061
  3. #3Ava15,034
  4. #4Isabella14,575
  5. #5Sophia14,013
  6. #6Charlotte13,038
  7. #7Mia12,742
  8. #8Amelia12,405
  9. #9Harper10,646
  10. #10Evelyn10,433
  11. #754Lina361
More about 2018

girls

1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 4,712 of them was named Lina, which outranked 95.8% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lina
  1. #751Jayde363
  2. #751Penny363
  3. #753Zaria362
  4. #754Lina361
  5. #754Tenley361
  6. #756Aubriella360
  7. #756Rhea360
  8. #756Thalia360

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 680Meghan#1,387 → #707
  2. ↑ 567Dior#1,360 → #793
  3. ↑ 367Palmer#1,042 → #675
  4. ↑ 361Adalee#1,217 → #856
  5. ↑ 346Oaklynn#888 → #542
Fallers
  1. ↓ 334Audrina#847 → #1,181
  2. ↓ 234Courtney#952 → #1,186
  3. ↓ 232Marjorie#938 → #1,170
  4. ↓ 228Anabelle#969 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 225Angelique#799 → #1,024

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2018 →