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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1997 with 39 babies (rank #640 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

587

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

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

Other girls' names starting with L

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	34	#695
1997	39	#640
1998	24	#910
1999	22	#970
2000	38	#660
2001	29	#827
2002	20	#1,091
2003	29	#887
2004	20	#1,186
2005	25	#1,034
2006	26	#1,068
2007	22	#1,276
2008	26	#1,161
2009	32	#1,013
2010	28	#1,167
2011	34	#1,035
2012	28	#1,197
2013	18	#1,671
2014	35	#1,028
2015	32	#1,099
2016	26	#1,307