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 1999 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2010 with 864 babies (rank #55 that year). In 2024 it was given to 399 girls (rank #80). The name has been declining over the last five years.

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.

16,763

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

864

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
1999	586	#81
2000	586	#80
2001	592	#82
2002	603	#76
2003	618	#78
2004	649	#75
2005	682	#67
2006	731	#65
2007	791	#63
2008	780	#63
2009	827	#58
2010	864	#55
2011	819	#54
2012	837	#53
2013	773	#56
2014	749	#57
2015	695	#59
2016	651	#62
2017	623	#65
2018	630	#63
2019	568	#68
2020	463	#77
2021	439	#80
2022	433	#81
2023	375	#85
2024	399	#80