Ling*
#17,614 most common girls' name of all time · #28,906 across all names · 8% male / 92% female · used 1977–2024 · notable crossover
Rank among girls
#17,614
Rank overall
#28,906 of 105,966
First appeared
1977
Years on the list
28 of 146
All-time
215
Since 2016
20
Peak year
1981 #5,555
Best rank
#5,555 1981
Girls
Boys
peak 13/yr
Ling first appears in 1977. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,528 |
| 2017 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,088 |
| 2016 | 6 | — | 6 | #14,811 |
| 2013 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,539 |
| 2010 | 10 | — | 10 | #10,710 |
| 2006 | 8 | — | 8 | #12,796 |
| 2004 | 10 | — | 10 | #10,186 |
| 2002 | 6 | — | 6 | #14,173 |
| 2000 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,218 |
| 1999 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,277 |
| 1998 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,087 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,505 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | 7 | #11,171 |
| 1992 | 8 | — | 8 | #10,024 |
| 1991 | — | 7 | 7 | — |
| 1990 | 10 | — | 10 | #8,297 |
| 1989 | 6 | 5 | 11 | #11,713 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | 6 | #11,220 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | 7 | #9,472 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | 7 | #9,252 |
| 1985 | 8 | — | 8 | #8,142 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | 7 | #8,916 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | 7 | #8,809 |
| 1982 | 6 | 6 | 12 | #10,159 |
| 1981 | 13 | — | 13 | #5,555 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | 8 | #8,079 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,074 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,149 |