US rank #567 Girls' name Peak 2024 18,952 births

Lina — #567 US girls' name

18,952 babies named Lina in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#567
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 97% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Lina was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

530 babies were named Lina in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lina

The Social Security Administration has registered 18,952 babies named Lina between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lina currently holds the #567 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 530 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lina performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 3,438 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Lina shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,980 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Lina in 37 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lina in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 18,952 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lina at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

18,952

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2024

530 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#567

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lina popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2024)
530
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Lina popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1985 (Lina as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1985 5

Lina by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
3,438 births that decade — 18% of Lina's all-time total
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Lina by state

Where Lina concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
2,980 15.7%
#2 New York
1,846 9.7%
#3 Texas
1,786 9.4%
#4 Florida
759 4.0%
#5 North Carolina
601 3.2%
#6 Illinois
576 3.0%
#7 New Jersey
530 2.8%
#8 Virginia
429 2.3%
California share of Lina's total US births 15.7%
Even split

2,980 of 18,952 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.

Lina appears in 37 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lina?
18,952 babies have been named Lina since 1880. It currently ranks #567 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 530 births.
When was Lina most popular?
Lina was most popular in the 2010s decade with 3,438 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Lina most popular?
The top states for the name Lina are California (2,980 births), New York (1,846 births), Texas (1,786 births).
How long has the name Lina been used?
Lina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Linda, Lindsey, Lindsay, Linnea, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.