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The baby name Lina is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈliːnə/ (LEE-nah).

Lina is Arabic, Germanic, Greek, Latin, Scandinavian in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Arabic, Germanic, Greek, Latin, Scandinavian
Pronunciation: /ˈliːnə/ (LEE-nah)

What is the meaning of the name Lina ?

The baby name Lina is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈliːnə/ (LEE-nah).

Lina is Arabic, Germanic, Greek, Latin, Scandinavian in Origin.

Lina is a cross-cultural given name with multiple roots. In much of Europe it began as a short form of names ending in ‑lina/‑line - such as Karolina/Carolina, Angelina, Paulina, Adelina, Avelina and Catalina - so it can inherit meanings like “free,” “angel,” “small,” “noble,” or “pure.” In Arabic (لينا, līnā) it is an independent name related to līnah, a “tender/soft date‑palm,” yielding senses of tenderness and gentleness. Lithuanian speakers also associate Lina with linas, “flax,” a traditional crop.

Used independently in Germanic and Slavic areas since the 19th century, Lina has enjoyed steady revival across Europe and beyond in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, and is popular in countries from Germany and France to the Levant and North Africa. Variants and spellings include Lena, Leena, Liina, Lyna and Linah; related longer forms are Adelina, Karolina and Angelina. Common pronunciation is LEE-na, though regional variants occur.

Lina has the following similar or variant Names

Lina – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Germany Girls 2025 #1 — 411
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
LT Girls 0 #2 1,768 1,904
LT 0 #3 197 949
Belgium Girls 2024 #4 354 424
Switzerland Girls 2024 #5 255 1,786
ET 0 #6 1 246
FJ Girls 0 #6 4 583
FJ 0 #6 1 374
BN Girls 0 #7 147 5,459
ID Girls 0 #7 141 3,319
France Girls 2021 #11 2,366 3,185
Austria Girls 2024 #12 390 60
BN 0 #14 18 2,297
ET Girls 0 #14 3 372
DJ 0 #17 1 322
HT Girls 0 #21 3 950
ID 0 #21 19 2,238
CO Girls 0 #25 37,495 16,140
CO 0 #27 3,479 7,768
JO Girls 0 #29 1,933 7,570
BI Girls 0 #33 1 726
GR Girls 0 #33 419 6,293
MV Girls 0 #34 2 2,021
TM Girls 0 #34 2 574
AE Girls 0 #37 1,249 20,968
MT 0 #39 5 1,767
QA Girls 0 #41 441 15,378
GE 0 #42 3 997
JO 0 #42 120 2,158
MY Girls 0 #43 4,815 24,821
DZ 0 #44 16,948 20,130
MO 0 #48 5 2,706
LU 0 #52 15 2,830
CM 0 #53 4 2,592
LB 0 #53 2,660 13,263
PR 0 #55 1 1,497
SD Girls 0 #56 942 7,678
CY 0 #57 4 1,632
PS Girls 0 #57 1,405 10,981
SY 0 #58 4,482 11,684
SA Girls 0 #59 3,795 25,931
AL 0 #60 16 2,372
MT Girls 0 #61 97 3,773
IQ Girls 0 #62 1,346 11,303
AF Girls 0 #65 30 2,402
TW Girls 0 #66 303 8,139
CN 0 #69 17 3,857
IN 0 #69 3 2,963
JP 0 #69 9 4,057
SI 0 #69 11 1,612
SD 0 #70 31 2,130
AF 0 #72 5 1,883
QA 0 #72 29 7,011
AZ Girls 0 #73 3 1,051
AO 0 #76 2 2,729
BG 0 #76 7 1,799
OM Girls 0 #77 410 15,987
Norway Girls 2025 #79 52 453
AL Girls 0 #79 203 4,141
CY Girls 0 #79 43 3,755
IT Girls 0 #79 39,691 9,415
TW 0 #79 22 4,523
MD Girls 0 #80 11 865
KW Girls 0 #83 731 19,177
RS 0 #83 2 923
SG Girls 0 #83 1,209 18,916
GR 0 #85 50 3,911
RU Girls 0 #88 2,066 11,913
AE 0 #89 89 10,220
MU Girls 0 #89 404 8,539
IL Girls 0 #90 1,487 11,648
PT Girls 0 #90 1,547 7,952
KW 0 #91 26 5,216
GE Girls 0 #93 12 1,564
TN 0 #93 6,608 13,765
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
Sweden Girls 2022 #97 91 1,568
IQ 0 #97 33 3,533
PA 0 #98 33 3,797
OM 0 #99 18 6,215
SI Girls 0 #99 83 2,769
PH 0 #104 7 5,607
LU Girls 0 #106 85 4,850
HU 0 #113 3 1,675
EC 0 #117 5 2,502
MU 0 #117 20 3,613
AO Girls 0 #119 97 4,575
MA 0 #121 14,821 20,986
CN Girls 0 #123 340 8,829
RS Girls 0 #129 9 1,651
BG Girls 0 #130 99 3,559
SA 0 #131 179 10,560
PS 0 #133 86 5,692
BN Boys 0 #134 6 6,332
EE Girls 0 #135 8 1,888
Canada Girls 2024 #140 158 2,795
DK Girls 0 #142 215 7,429
LT Boys 0 #143 9 2,166
MY 0 #143 207 12,352
NA Girls 0 #145 81 7,146
PR Girls 0 #145 17 3,171
CR 0 #147 12 5,526
BW Girls 0 #150 2 4,216
RU 0 #151 39 3,641
RS Boys 0 #154 1 2,277
MO Girls 0 #157 97 7,056
PA Girls 0 #157 497 9,861
Germany Girls 0 #160 2,311 4,949
PT 0 #162 92 4,161
HR 0 #169 11 2,081
KZ Girls 0 #171 215 5,862
EG Girls 0 #173 3,625 14,742
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
SG 0 #174 97 11,010
DK 0 #175 29 5,198
PR Boys 0 #177 2 2,508
UY 0 #179 4 2,477
IL 0 #181 96 6,291
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
AR 0 #187 7 2,915
JP Girls 0 #187 59 6,592
Spain Girls 0 #196 2,956 5,561
HU Girls 0 #198 26 3,308
EC Girls 0 #201 39 3,650
Austria 0 #203 11 850
SI Boys 0 #205 7 3,402
GH Girls 0 #210 128 6,973
HR Girls 0 #210 81 3,687
PH Girls 0 #210 195 13,098
PL 0 #210 3 2,600
HK Girls 0 #211 695 16,104
BD 0 #213 15 5,992
BD Girls 0 #218 174 8,413
GH 0 #222 22 5,396
IR 0 #228 4 4,221
YE 0 #230 165 8,639
MO Boys 0 #232 3 5,842
IT 0 #235 1,105 4,183
Austria Girls 0 #236 222 1,885
EG 0 #236 202 6,387
AO Boys 0 #242 8 5,568
EC Boys 0 #245 2 3,322
Germany 0 #250 207 2,542
NA Boys 0 #250 4 6,830
TW Boys 0 #251 6 7,111
Finland Girls 0 #256 155 1,368
HR Boys 0 #258 2 3,997
PE 0 #259 52 6,350
NG 0 #264 9 5,926
AF Boys 0 #270 5 3,535
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
JM Girls 0 #276 3 7,507
Finland Girls 2026 #281 1,135 3,895
Finland 0 #283 25 830
Spain 0 #287 172 2,326
AL Boys 0 #288 11 5,122
PE Girls 0 #288 1,513 14,861
GT 0 #290 25 5,948
KZ Boys 0 #290 7 6,578
NL Girls 0 #292 1,175 5,933
CZ Girls 0 #296 46 5,378
HK 0 #297 52 8,483
CL Girls 0 #302 1,022 14,098
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
PL Girls 0 #311 44 5,096
BR 0 #323 23 5,969
BO Girls 0 #327 352 9,488
CN Boys 0 #329 3 9,639
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
NL 0 #334 58 2,481
BH 0 #335 222 17,937
BO 0 #337 45 6,868
AR Girls 0 #339 336 8,289
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
CL 0 #350 62 6,867
JO Boys 0 #354 24 7,057
MX 0 #354 60 8,339
PT Boys 0 #356 12 7,951
GH Boys 0 #360 2 8,138
MU Boys 0 #365 5 8,477
MX Girls 0 #376 2,033 17,781
LY 0 #383 156 12,703
GT Girls 0 #384 124 7,500
UY Girls 0 #387 126 6,731
CR Girls 0 #395 140 11,342
PH Boys 0 #406 3 11,440
ZA 0 #421 27 14,421
SD Boys 0 #423 23 10,523
ZA Girls 0 #441 1,200 25,928
CM Girls 0 #455 86 11,671
United States Girls 2024 #456 530 8,487
IR Girls 0 #462 69 8,334
RU Boys 0 #470 36 12,621
AR Boys 0 #478 6 7,628
IN Girls 0 #483 150 13,121
GT Boys 0 #499 1 7,625
PA Boys 0 #501 5 9,305
CR Boys 0 #510 1 10,188
HK Boys 0 #518 10 12,905
PS Boys 0 #526 23 10,655
IQ Boys 0 #553 115 13,071
NG Girls 0 #556 243 15,093
IR Boys 0 #562 4 10,162
BR Girls 0 #567 438 12,708
CM Boys 0 #573 3 12,054
IL Boys 0 #590 18 10,983
CO Boys 0 #591 373 15,656
BD Boys 0 #597 9 10,045
BO Boys 0 #619 4 9,244
CL Boys 0 #655 11 13,390
SG Boys 0 #677 21 17,960
TR 0 #690 816 19,440
QA Boys 0 #693 15 18,093
KW Boys 0 #738 32 18,755
BR Boys 0 #782 4 12,213
EG Boys 0 #799 88 15,035
PE Boys 0 #853 26 14,506
OM Boys 0 #857 25 17,948
Spain Boys 0 #889 42 5,610
Germany Boys 0 #910 43 5,697
NL Boys 0 #925 27 5,873
MX Boys 0 #958 25 16,355
MY Boys 0 #976 136 25,439
NG Boys 0 #995 7 16,906
IN Boys 0 #1,033 7 16,750
AE Boys 0 #1,040 53 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,085 94 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,146 328 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,413 202 28,008

Lina is popular in 97 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
Canada
Belgium
Brussels, Belgium

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People also ask about Lina

Lina is predominantly a girl's name.
Lina is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈliːnə/ (LEE-nah).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Leena, Liina, Lína and Léna.
Yes, very popular — Lina ranked #1 in Germany in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 12 countries.
Lina ranks highest in Germany (#1 in 2025).
Lina's popularity is declining. It moved from #8 in 2011 to #11 in 2021 in France.