Linda

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Linda is an English feminine given name that has been widespread in the English-speaking world since the end of the nineteenth century.

From Wikipedia

Linda first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1993 with 130 babies (rank #225 that year). In 2024 it was given to 31 girls (rank #903). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Linda

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Linda yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,824

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

130

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Peaky Blinders: Linda Shelby — Arthur's wife

Famous people named Linda

Linda B. Buckneuroscientist · b. 1947
Linda Hamiltonfilm actor · b. 1956
Linda Ronstadtrecording artist · b. 1946
Linda Lovelacewomen's rights activist · b. 1949
Linda Blairfilm actor · b. 1959

More popular girls' names

Names ranked near Linda in 2024

Other girls' names starting with L

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	126	#251
1992	98	#296
1993	130	#225
1994	88	#287
1995	96	#301
1996	87	#328
1997	76	#356
1998	63	#413
1999	69	#396
2000	78	#350
2001	59	#442
2002	61	#423
2003	51	#494
2004	62	#441
2005	39	#646
2006	42	#635
2007	40	#673
2008	45	#633
2009	43	#669
2010	41	#687
2011	36	#763
2012	27	#967
2013	39	#716
2014	32	#850
2015	36	#768
2016	24	#1,079
2017	28	#952
2018	33	#840
2019	27	#983
2020	32	#860
2021	30	#928
2022	25	#1,029
2023	30	#880
2024	31	#903