The name Linda is of Spanish origin, and means pretty one.
The table below indicates the number of times the name Linda has been given to baby girls in recent years.
The last 125 years refers to 1880 through 2004; last year refers to 2004.
The rank and count values are based on U.S. Social Security Administration counts for the one thousand most popular names given to baby girls in each of these years.
Cumulative Usage Chart for the Name Linda
Use of the Name Linda for Girls During the Last ...
125 Years
50 Years
25 Years
10 Years
5 Years
2 Years
1 Year
1,444,609
536,947
39,393
9,023
3,867
1,442
711
The table below indicates the number of times the name Linda has been given to baby girls and baby boys each year, from 1880 through 2004.
A blank entry indicates that the name did not rank among the top one thousand names given to girls or boys, respectively, during the specified year.
Yearly Usage Chart for the Name Linda
Used as a Girl Name
Used as a Boy Name
Year
Rank
Count
Rank
Count
1880
305
27
1881
265
38
1882
295
36
1883
257
49
1884
345
33
1885
257
60
1886
294
50
1887
304
50
1888
264
77
1889
279
74
1890
348
54
1891
283
78
1892
296
83
1893
297
83
1894
284
96
1895
290
96
1896
287
104
1897
327
81
1898
311
102
1899
298
97
1900
282
134
1901
327
86
1902
327
91
1903
330
90
1904
323
101
1905
324
107
1906
337
99
1907
350
102
1908
373
93
1909
356
104
1910
336
135
1911
352
130
1912
327
191
1913
309
236
1914
357
223
1915
347
291
1916
357
296
1917
370
292
1918
359
322
1919
383
284
1920
351
350
1921
340
372
1922
338
368
1923
313
423
1924
314
455
1925
319
439
1926
305
478
1927
295
516
1928
278
555
1929
287
512
1930
298
493
1931
268
533
1932
219
777
1933
215
789
1934
182
1,001
1935
165
1,198
1936
97
2,445
1937
48
4,383
1938
31
7,047
1939
15
10,713
950
44
1940
8
18,396
821
59
1941
5
23,715
684
80
1942
4
31,659
557
123
1943
4
38,371
536
138
1944
3
38,389
574
114
1945
2
41,517
583
108
1946
2
52,668
603
114
1947
1
99,508
461
213
1948
1
96,101
463
209
1949
1
90,894
515
168
1950
1
80,378
595
131
1951
1
73,795
632
124
1952
1
67,053
600
138
1953
2
61,224
663
114
1954
2
55,372
672
116
1955
3
51,229
715
104
1956
3
48,066
710
107
1957
3
44,474
699
118
1958
3
41,911
751
96
1959
3
40,400
696
122
1960
3
37,313
775
97
1961
4
35,533
832
85
1962
5
31,445
829
85
1963
5
27,710
823
85
1964
8
23,631
781
93
1965
8
19,346
931
63
1966
18
15,571
1967
26
13,211
1968
28
11,395
1969
33
10,286
1970
38
8,760
1971
42
7,401
1972
51
5,773
1973
61
4,742
1974
75
4,099
1975
81
3,532
1976
90
3,143
1977
99
2,907
1978
100
2,937
1979
114
2,739
1980
110
2,802
1981
111
2,729
1982
107
2,784
1983
119
2,470
1984
119
2,329
1985
139
2,108
1986
148
1,947
1987
142
1,923
1988
155
1,841
1989
157
1,839
1990
175
1,658
1991
188
1,601
1992
192
1,577
1993
199
1,483
1994
221
1,279
1995
232
1,223
1996
294
983
1997
266
1,090
1998
313
968
1999
339
892
2000
357
841
2001
357
825
2002
387
759
2003
411
731
2004
422
711
Totals:
1,444,609
3,048
During the last 125 years, parents have used Linda as a girl's name about 99% of the time and less frequently (about 0% of the time) as a boy's name.