Linda

Girl Germanic languages #841 in 2023

Linda is a girl name of Germanic languages origin.

Meaning of Linda

Latinised short form of compound names ending in -lind, t=tender, soft (English -inda), such as Sieglinde and Dietlinde, and earlier names such as and, from linþaz, whence also t=gentle, mild, pliable, limber. Later misassociated with unrelated.

Popularity of Linda

Popularity, 1880–2023

324 births in 2023

1880 2023

1,454,511 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1947

99,909 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.