Girls' name · peaked in 1880
Lina name popularity since 1925
16,528 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Lina. Half of them were born in 2003 or earlier, so the typical Lina is about 23 years old in 2026. Lina peaked in 1880 as the #221 name for girls, and it ranked #572 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 16,528
- Named Lina, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1880
- #221 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #572
- for girls in 2025 (527 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 16,523 girls · 5 boys
- Most popular in
- California
- 2.31× its national share
Peak year is the year Lina made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Lina births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 2024. Measured as a share of all babies, Lina peaked earlier, in 1880.
- Fastest rise: Between 1998 and 2003, Lina became 1.5× more common, from 1 in 11,000 baby girls to 1 in 7,280.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Lina's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Lina.
Decade by decade
Babies named Lina in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 459 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 707 | 0 | #819 |
| 1940s | 655 | 0 | #1,089 |
| 1950s | 746 | 0 | #1,078 |
| 1960s | 909 | 0 | #1,057 |
| 1970s | 1,050 | 0 | #1,087 |
| 1980s | 1,373 | 5 | #1,161 |
| 1990s | 1,725 | 0 | #1,094 |
| 2000s | 2,516 | 0 | #981 |
| 2010s | 3,441 | 0 | #851 |
| 2020–25 | 2,942 | 0 | #572 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
32.7% of babies named Lina from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Lina is most popular
The index compares Lina's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Lina.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| California | 2.31× | 3,016 |
| New York | 1.91× | 1,791 |
| Texas | 1.83× | 1,770 |
| Florida | 1.80× | 802 |
| New Jersey | 1.63× | 555 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Lina and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Lina (this page) | 16,523 | 1880 |
| Lyna | 1,019 | 1911 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Lina's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Lina.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Lina (1880).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data