Linda

#5 most common girls' name of all time · #20 across all names · <1% boys / >99% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls

Rank overall

#20 of 105,966

First appeared

1880 or earlier

Years on the list

146 of 146

All-time

1,458,899

Since 2016

3,570

Peak year

1947 #1

Best rank

#1 1947

🏆 The #1 girls' name in America — 6 separate years 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947

Girls Boys peak 99,908/yr

Linda is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

Year	Girls	Boys	Total	Rank
2025	294	—	294	#902
2024	324	—	324	#836
2023	324	—	324	#841
2022	352	—	352	#801
2021	328	—	328	#841
2020	334	—	334	#814
2019	362	—	362	#768
2018	398	—	398	#718
2017	410	—	410	#704
2016	444	—	444	#659
2015	429	—	429	#665
2014	475	—	475	#612
2013	447	—	447	#626
2012	450	—	450	#633
2011	491	—	491	#588
2010	480	—	480	#614
2009	555	—	555	#549
2008	614	—	614	#507
2007	662	—	662	#492
2006	700	—	700	#451
2005	754	—	754	#415
2004	731	—	731	#418
2003	741	—	741	#409
2002	773	—	773	#382
2001	839	—	839	#354
2000	851	—	851	#357
1999	900	—	900	#336
1998	972	—	972	#313
1997	1,099	—	1,099	#263
1996	987	—	987	#293
1995	1,234	—	1,234	#230
1994	1,284	11	1,295	#221
1993	1,488	7	1,495	#198
1992	1,582	12	1,594	#191
1991	1,608	10	1,618	#187
1990	1,661	11	1,672	#175
1989	1,844	17	1,861	#157
1988	1,845	9	1,854	#155
1987	1,931	15	1,946	#142
1986	1,950	21	1,971	#148
1985	2,114	12	2,126	#137
1984	2,336	12	2,348	#119
1983	2,474	24	2,498	#119
1982	2,791	19	2,810	#107
1981	2,728	15	2,743	#111
1980	2,806	18	2,824	#111
1979	2,739	16	2,755	#114
1978	2,932	15	2,947	#100
1977	2,912	22	2,934	#99
1976	3,138	12	3,150	#90
1975	3,522	20	3,542	#81
1974	4,077	21	4,098	#75
1973	4,731	20	4,751	#61
1972	5,742	33	5,775	#51
1971	7,376	27	7,403	#42
1970	8,731	38	8,769	#38
1969	10,246	49	10,295	#33
1968	11,371	41	11,412	#28
1967	13,196	33	13,229	#26
1966	15,566	53	15,619	#18
1965	19,345	63	19,408	#8
1964	23,629	93	23,722	#8
1963	27,727	85	27,812	#5
1962	31,461	85	31,546	#5
1961	35,597	86	35,683	#4
1960	37,316	96	37,412	#3
1959	40,410	121	40,531	#3
1958	41,904	95	41,999	#3
1957	44,517	120	44,637	#3
1956	48,084	107	48,191	#3
1955	51,300	104	51,404	#3
1954	55,371	116	55,487	#2
1953	61,281	114	61,395	#2
1952	67,082	137	67,219	#1
1951	73,982	125	74,107	#1
1950	80,433	130	80,563	#1
1949	91,015	169	91,184	#1
1948	96,220	207	96,427	#1
1947	99,692	216	99,908	#1
1946	52,710	115	52,825	#2
1945	41,465	111	41,576	#2
1944	38,415	114	38,529	#3
1943	38,439	137	38,576	#4
1942	31,613	121	31,734	#4
1941	23,721	80	23,801	#5
1940	18,370	59	18,429	#8
1939	10,713	44	10,757	#15
1938	7,047	28	7,075	#31
1937	4,378	19	4,397	#49
1936	2,440	9	2,449	#97
1935	1,197	10	1,207	#165
1934	1,000	—	1,000	#182
1933	782	9	791	#216
1932	774	5	779	#219
1931	535	—	535	#269
1930	492	—	492	#299
1929	509	7	516	#289
1928	555	—	555	#277
1927	516	—	516	#295
1926	480	—	480	#305
1925	438	6	444	#320
1924	454	—	454	#314
1923	423	—	423	#312
1922	365	—	365	#339
1921	367	—	367	#341
1920	348	—	348	#352
1919	282	—	282	#386
1918	322	—	322	#359
1917	291	—	291	#370
1916	297	—	297	#356
1915	290	—	290	#349
1914	219	—	219	#358
1913	238	—	238	#306
1912	189	—	189	#330
1911	130	—	130	#351
1910	137	—	137	#336
1909	105	—	105	#353
1908	93	—	93	#372
1907	102	—	102	#350
1906	98	—	98	#337
1905	105	—	105	#331
1904	101	—	101	#325
1903	90	—	90	#328
1902	91	—	91	#328
1901	86	—	86	#326
1900	125	—	125	#295
1899	98	—	98	#298
1898	102	—	102	#311
1897	81	—	81	#327
1896	104	—	104	#287
1895	96	—	96	#290
1894	94	—	94	#286
1893	82	—	82	#303
1892	83	—	83	#298
1891	78	—	78	#284
1890	54	—	54	#348
1889	74	—	74	#277
1888	77	—	77	#263
1887	50	—	50	#305
1886	49	—	49	#296
1885	60	—	60	#258
1884	33	—	33	#341
1883	49	—	49	#260
1882	36	—	36	#294
1881	38	—	38	#267
1880	27	—	27	#305