Girls' name · since 1880

Lina

19,489 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.

#1,085 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#572 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
19,489
born since 1880
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Lina is the #572 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 19,489 recorded since 1880.

Lina has 19,489 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #572 as of the latest data, more common than 97% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #1,085 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #572 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 19,489 born since 1880
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lina ranks #1,085 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #572 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 19,489 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.

#1,085 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#572 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
19,489
born since 1880
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%96.6%
Lina vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Lina's 19,489 recorded births place it above 98.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

38 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Lina compares

19,489 Top 7% higher than 93% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Lina's all-time total is 52x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Lina Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 19,489 376 567,345
Peak-year births 534 21 19,840

Lina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Lina's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1883, with only 38 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 534, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Lina popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2024)
534
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
0200400600 188018991918193719561975199420132025 527

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

2010s is the heaviest window (3,441 births, 18% of the file).

2010s was Lina's strongest decade.

3,441 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.

Lina births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,441 births (18% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Lina compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lina's total volume

Lina vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -61, 4.3%-129, 3.8%-118, 6.2%-65, 5.6%-136, 7.3%-50, 5.9%-59, 3.9%-67, 5.2%-50, 5.2%-73, 4.5%-38, 9.8%-83, 6.1%-112, 6.1%-146, 2.7%-49, 4.6%Lina-146, 2.7%Lina
Lina vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

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
3,058 15.7%
#2 New York
1,894 9.7%
#3 Texas
1,844 9.5%
#4 Florida
807 4.1%
#5 North Carolina
618 3.2%
#6 Illinois
602 3.1%
#7 New Jersey
555 2.8%
#8 Virginia
453 2.3%
California share of Lina's total US births 15.7%
Even split

3,058 of 19,489 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.

Lina appears in 38 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lina? ▼
19,489 babies have been named Lina since 1880. All-time, it sits at #1,085 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #572 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 534 births.
Where does Lina sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lina ranks #1,085 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #572 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lina most popular? ▼
Lina was most popular in the 2010s decade with 3,441 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Lina most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Lina are California (3,058 births), New York (1,894 births), Texas (1,844 births).
How long has the name Lina been used? ▼
Records for Lina go back to 1880, giving 146 years of history through 2025.
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.

What to do with Lina's data

  • Lina's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,441 total births) through the 2020s (2,942) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Linas (3,058 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Lina

Nearby Names Like Lina

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lina

Linda Girl
#902 1,455,143 births
Lindsey Girl
#1370 157,551 births
Lindsay Girl
#2197 130,365 births
Linnea Girl
#1444 9,944 births
Lindy Girl
#1592 8,896 births

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Mckenzie #576
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lina draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.