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Linda

Linda: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“pretty”
Origin
Spanish
Say it
LIN-duh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Linda means 'pretty' in Spanish and Portuguese, though some use also reflects influence from Germanic names ending in -lind. The modern English name was strongly shaped by the Romance-word use.

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How popular is Linda?

202496.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Linda in 2024321

2024 rank#835 girls

Peak year1948

Total US babies since 18801,458,588

Linda is steady now but far below its 1948 peak.

Names like Linda

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Lindypretty; soft; variant-based meaning · English
  • Lyndapretty · Spanish
  • Lynlake; waterfall · English
  • Jadestone of the side · Spanish
  • Savannahtreeless plain · Spanish
  • Catalinapure · Spanish
  • Amayamother city · Spanish
  • Ximenameaning uncertain · Spanish

Linda questions

What does the name Linda mean?

Linda means "pretty". It comes from Spanish. Linda means 'pretty' in Spanish and Portuguese, though some use also reflects influence from Germanic names ending in -lind. The modern English name was strongly shaped by the Romance-word use.

Is Linda a boy or girl name?

Linda is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Linda?

321 US babies were named Linda in 2024. Its peak year was 1948.

How do you pronounce Linda?

Linda is usually pronounced LIN-duh.

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.