Is Linda a boy or girl name?
Linda is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 321 girls and 0 boys were named Linda, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 1,458,588 US babies named Linda were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #835
- Babies named Linda since 1880
- 1,458,588
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 99,909 babies
Boys and girls named Linda, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 493 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 872 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 996 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 2,395 | 100% |
| 1920s | 13 | 4,455 | 99.7% |
| 1930s | 124 | 29,358 | 99.6% |
| 1940s | 1,329 | 531,658 | 99.8% |
| 1950s | 1,169 | 564,363 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 684 | 225,445 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 224 | 45,899 | 99.5% |
| 1980s | 162 | 22,824 | 99.3% |
| 1990s | 51 | 12,815 | 99.6% |
| 2000s | 0 | 7,218 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,383 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,658 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 321 | #835 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 324 | #841 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 352 | #802 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 327 | #845 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 334 | #815 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 362 | #769 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 398 | #718 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 409 | #704 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 443 | #665 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 429 | #666 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 475 | #612 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 447 | #627 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 450 | #634 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 490 | #590 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 480 | #615 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 553 | #551 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 614 | #507 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 662 | #492 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 700 | #451 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 754 | #415 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 731 | #419 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 741 | #409 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 773 | #382 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 839 | #354 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 851 | #357 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 900 | #336 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 972 | #313 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,099 | #264 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 987 | #293 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 1,234 | #231 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,307 | 1,284 | #221 |
| 1993 | 7 | #7,293 | 1,488 | #198 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,750 | 1,582 | #191 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,337 | 1,608 | #187 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,875 | 1,661 | #175 |
| 1989 | 17 | #3,394 | 1,845 | #157 |
| 1988 | 9 | #5,051 | 1,845 | #155 |
| 1987 | 15 | #3,285 | 1,931 | #142 |
| 1986 | 21 | #2,576 | 1,950 | #148 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,715 | 2,115 | #137 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,591 | 2,336 | #119 |
| 1983 | 24 | #2,181 | 2,476 | #119 |
| 1982 | 19 | #2,567 | 2,791 | #107 |
| 1981 | 15 | #2,976 | 2,729 | #111 |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,682 | 2,806 | #110 |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,854 | 2,740 | #114 |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,871 | 2,930 | #100 |
| 1977 | 22 | #2,176 | 2,912 | #99 |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,184 | 3,138 | #90 |
| 1975 | 20 | #2,259 | 3,522 | #81 |
| 1974 | 21 | #2,090 | 4,077 | #75 |
| 1973 | 20 | #2,087 | 4,731 | #61 |
| 1972 | 33 | #1,492 | 5,743 | #51 |
| 1971 | 27 | #1,729 | 7,376 | #42 |
| 1970 | 38 | #1,363 | 8,730 | #38 |
| 1969 | 49 | #1,119 | 10,246 | #33 |
| 1968 | 41 | #1,198 | 11,371 | #28 |
| 1967 | 33 | #1,327 | 13,196 | #26 |
| 1966 | 53 | #1,001 | 15,564 | #18 |
| 1965 | 63 | #933 | 19,343 | #8 |
| 1964 | 93 | #782 | 23,632 | #8 |
| 1963 | 85 | #824 | 27,723 | #5 |
| 1962 | 85 | #829 | 31,463 | #5 |
| 1961 | 86 | #829 | 35,592 | #4 |
| 1960 | 96 | #782 | 37,315 | #3 |
| 1959 | 121 | #700 | 40,412 | #3 |
| 1958 | 95 | #765 | 41,905 | #3 |
| 1957 | 120 | #697 | 44,515 | #3 |
| 1956 | 107 | #711 | 48,085 | #3 |
| 1955 | 104 | #718 | 51,300 | #3 |
| 1954 | 116 | #670 | 55,371 | #2 |
| 1953 | 114 | #667 | 61,281 | #2 |
| 1952 | 137 | #605 | 67,081 | #1 |
| 1951 | 125 | #632 | 73,982 | #1 |
| 1950 | 130 | #601 | 80,431 | #1 |
| 1949 | 169 | #512 | 91,016 | #1 |
| 1948 | 207 | #463 | 96,216 | #1 |
| 1947 | 216 | #458 | 99,693 | #1 |
| 1946 | 115 | #601 | 52,710 | #2 |
| 1945 | 111 | #578 | 41,465 | #2 |
| 1944 | 114 | #576 | 38,415 | #3 |
| 1943 | 137 | #539 | 38,439 | #4 |
| 1942 | 121 | #558 | 31,614 | #4 |
| 1941 | 80 | #686 | 23,721 | #5 |
| 1940 | 59 | #814 | 18,369 | #8 |
| 1939 | 44 | #949 | 10,713 | #15 |
| 1938 | 28 | #1,266 | 7,047 | #31 |
| 1937 | 19 | #1,609 | 4,378 | #49 |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,551 | 2,440 | #97 |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,477 | 1,197 | #165 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 1,000 | #182 |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,651 | 782 | #216 |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,077 | 774 | #219 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 535 | #269 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 492 | #299 |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,427 | 509 | #289 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 555 | #278 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 516 | #295 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 480 | #305 |
| 1925 | 6 | #4,000 | 438 | #320 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 454 | #314 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 423 | #313 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 365 | #339 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 367 | #341 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 348 | #353 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 282 | #386 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 322 | #359 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 291 | #370 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 297 | #356 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 290 | #349 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 219 | #358 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 238 | #307 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 189 | #329 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 130 | #352 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 137 | #336 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 105 | #354 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 93 | #373 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 102 | #350 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 98 | #337 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 105 | #330 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 101 | #323 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 90 | #330 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 91 | #327 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 86 | #327 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 125 | #295 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 98 | #298 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 102 | #311 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 81 | #327 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 104 | #287 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 96 | #290 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 94 | #285 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 82 | #301 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 83 | #296 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 78 | #283 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 54 | #348 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 74 | #279 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 77 | #264 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 50 | #304 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 49 | #295 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 60 | #257 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 33 | #345 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 49 | #257 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 36 | #295 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 38 | #265 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 27 | #305 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Linda reached #458 in 1947. As a girl name, it reached #1 in 1947. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Linda
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.