Linda
Linda derives from Spanish and Portuguese meaning 'beautiful' or 'pretty'. It also has Germanic roots as a suffix meaning 'soft' or 'tender', often used in names like Belinda.
Current Popularity
Popularity over time
Dashed bar: 2026 (projected): 282. How this is calculated
Yearly values
- 2011: 491
- 2012: 450
- 2013: 447
- 2014: 475
- 2015: 429
- 2016: 444
- 2017: 410
- 2018: 398
- 2019: 362
- 2020: 334
- 2021: 328
- 2022: 352
- 2023: 324
- 2024: 324
- 2025: 294
- 2026 (projected): 282
Good to Know
- •Easy to spell and pronounce across many languages
- •Was extremely popular in the 1940s-1960s, giving it a vintage feel today
- •Has a beautiful meaning ('beautiful') that translates well internationally
- •Short and sweet with timeless appeal
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Linda Evangelista
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Statistics
1,455,143
Total births since 1880
1947
Peak year
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