Linda

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Linda is a given name of Spanish, Germanic origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 1,458,588 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 1,454,832 as girls and 3,756 as boys. Linda gained popularity in the 1930s, peaked in 1947 and has since declined significantly. It is the #20 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	321
2023	324
2022	352
2021	327
2020	334
2019	362
2018	398
2017	409
2016	443
2015	429
2014	475
2013	447
2012	450
2011	490
2010	480
2009	553
2008	614
2007	662
2006	700
2005	754
2004	731
2003	741
2002	773
2001	839
2000	851
1999	900
1998	972
1997	1,099
1996	987
1995	1,234
1994	1,295
1993	1,495
1992	1,594
1991	1,618
1990	1,672
1989	1,862
1988	1,854
1987	1,946
1986	1,971
1985	2,127
1984	2,348
1983	2,500
1982	2,810
1981	2,744
1980	2,824
1979	2,756
1978	2,945
1977	2,934
1976	3,150
1975	3,542
1974	4,098
1973	4,751
1972	5,776
1971	7,403
1970	8,768
1969	10,295
1968	11,412
1967	13,229
1966	15,617
1965	19,406
1964	23,725
1963	27,808
1962	31,548
1961	35,678
1960	37,411
1959	40,533
1958	42,000
1957	44,635
1956	48,192
1955	51,404
1954	55,487
1953	61,395
1952	67,218
1951	74,107
1950	80,561
1949	91,185
1948	96,423
1947	99,909
1946	52,825
1945	41,576
1944	38,529
1943	38,576
1942	31,735
1941	23,801
1940	18,428
1939	10,757
1938	7,075
1937	4,397
1936	2,449
1935	1,207
1934	1,000
1933	791
1932	779
1931	535
1930	492
1929	516
1928	555
1927	516
1926	480
1925	444
1924	454
1923	423
1922	365
1921	367
1920	348
1919	282
1918	322
1917	291
1916	297
1915	290
1914	219
1913	238
1912	189
1911	130
1910	137
1909	105
1908	93
1907	102
1906	98
1905	105
1904	101
1903	90
1902	91
1901	86
1900	125
1899	98
1898	102
1897	81
1896	104
1895	96
1894	94
1893	82
1892	83
1891	78
1890	54
1889	74
1888	77
1887	50
1886	49
1885	60
1884	33
1883	49
1882	36
1881	38
1880	27