Linda

Meaning and origin of Linda

Popularity of Linda in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1982.
• Over recent years, Linda has been falling (−6.9% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Linda every 37 schools, all spellings combined.

Linda in English-speaking countries

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  878^th girls’ name36 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,292

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  860^th girls’ name942 babies in 3 years1 girl in 5,130−2.3% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  1,430^th girls’ name65 babies in 3 years1 girl in 11,813+3% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Lynda80

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Linda

• Luisa
• Emmie
• Lennie
• Mahault
• Gisèle
• Clotilde
• Millie
• Matilde
• Loïse
• Ema
• Armance
• Louana

See also

• →French names of Germanic origin