Lina: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “uncertain; often a short form”
- Origin
- Unknown
- Say it
- LEE-nuh · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Lina is widely used across many languages, often as a short form of names such as Angelina, Carolina, Paulina, or Adelina. As an independent name, its origin and meaning can vary by tradition. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.
How popular is Lina?
Babies named Lina in 2024530
2024 rank#567 girls
Peak year1880
Total US babies since 188018,957
Lina is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Lina
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Avauncertain; possibly bird or life · Unknown
- Mayauncertain; often illusion or water · Unknown
- Ailanyuncertain · Unknown
- Alanauncertain; often linked to little rock or handsome · Unknown
- Leiauncertain; often used as a form of Leah · Unknown
- Londonfrom London, place name · Unknown
- Nayeliuncertain; often said to mean I love you · Unknown
- Elorauncertain; perhaps from Eliora or Laura · Unknown
Lina questions
What does the name Lina mean?
Lina means "uncertain; often a short form". It comes from Unknown. Lina is widely used across many languages, often as a short form of names such as Angelina, Carolina, Paulina, or Adelina. As an independent name, its origin and meaning can vary by tradition.
Is Lina a boy or girl name?
Lina is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Lina?
530 US babies were named Lina in 2024. Its peak year was 1880.
How do you pronounce Lina?
Lina is usually pronounced LEE-nuh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.