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The baby name Linda is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈlɪndə/ (LIN-dah),Spanish/Portuguese: /ˈlinda/ (LEEN-dah).

Linda is Germanic, Portuguese, Spanish in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Germanic, Portuguese, Spanish
Pronunciation: English: /ˈlɪndə/ (LIN-dah),Spanish/Portuguese: /ˈlinda/ (LEEN-dah)

What is the meaning of the name Linda ?

The baby name Linda is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈlɪndə/ (LIN-dah),Spanish/Portuguese: /ˈlinda/ (LEEN-dah).

Linda is Germanic, Portuguese, Spanish in Origin.

Linda blends Romance and Germanic strands. In Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian, linda is the feminine adjective for “pretty” or “beautiful,” which fostered its adoption as a stand‑alone given name. In the Germanic tradition it derives from the element lind, meaning “soft, gentle” or “linden tree,” and also serves as a short form for compound names such as Rosalinde, Gerlinde, and Dietlinde.

Used across Iberia and Italy, Linda entered broader European and English‑language circulation in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It surged after World War II and dominated U.S. baby‑name charts in the late 1940s and early 1950s, remaining a staple for decades. Variants and related forms include Lynda (spelling variant), Lindy/Lindi (diminutives), and elaborations Belinda, Melinda, and Rosalinda; meanings span from “beautiful” to “gentle; linden tree,” depending on the source.

Linda has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Linda

Theodelinda Royal · Born 570 Theodelinda was a Lombard queen in the early Middle Ages, known for her influence in spreading Christianity among the Lombards. She played a crucial role in the construction of the Cathedral of Monza, where the Iron Crown of Lombardy, a significant relic, is kept. Her reign marked a period of cultural and religious transformation in the region. Linda McMahon Politician · Born 1948 · United States Linda McMahon is best known for helping build WWE into a major professional wrestling company as a longtime business executive. She is an American administrator and executive who later served as head of the Small Business Administration from 2017 to 2019 and became the 13th U.S. secretary of education in 2025. Linda Chung Musician · Born 1984 · Canada Linda Chung is a Canadian musician and actress, best known for her roles in TVB dramas like 'Heart of Greed' and 'Moonlight Resonance'. She has also released several albums, including 'My Love Story' and 'Dinner for One, World for Two'.
Linda Hopkins Musician · Born 1924 · United States Linda Hopkins was a talented American blues and gospel singer, most famous for her powerful voice and dynamic stage presence. She won a Tony Award for her performance in the musical 'Inner City' and was known for songs like 'Shake a Hand' and 'Deep in the Night'.

Celebrity babies named Linda

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Linda Ulvaeus Björn Ulvaeus singer ★★★★★
Linda Womack Sam Cooke singer ★★★★★
Linda Miller Jackie Gleason television actor ★★★★★

Linda – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
Germany Girls 2025 #1 — 411
ID Girls 0 #4 198 3,319
NL Girls 0 #4 12,744 5,933
KH Girls 0 #5 2 148
FJ 0 #6 1 374
CN Girls 0 #9 1,376 8,829
FJ Girls 0 #9 1 583
GH Girls 0 #9 2,204 6,973
HT 0 #10 3 399
SV 0 #11 1 283
ID 0 #12 28 2,238
KR Girls 0 #13 3 572
NL 0 #13 974 2,481
SG Girls 0 #13 3,076 18,916
HT Girls 0 #15 9 950
Iceland 0 #15 21 71
ET Girls 0 #16 1 372
Iceland Girls 0 #16 65 132
CM Girls 0 #17 2,521 11,671
NA 0 #17 17 2,537
ZA Girls 0 #17 11,495 25,928
BN 0 #18 14 2,297
ZA 0 #18 886 14,421
MY Girls 0 #21 6,564 24,821
NA Girls 0 #24 417 7,146
TW Girls 0 #24 524 8,139
BN Girls 0 #27 96 5,459
DJ Girls 0 #27 3 488
AL Girls 0 #30 424 4,141
HN Girls 0 #30 9 884
Iceland Girls 2023 #30 813 60
MV Girls 0 #30 6 2,021
SI Girls 0 #31 248 2,769
AL 0 #34 43 2,372
EE 0 #34 4 1,051
HT Boys 0 #34 1 903
GH 0 #35 385 5,396
MO 0 #37 16 2,706
TW 0 #37 67 4,523
CN 0 #38 48 3,857
CM 0 #40 16 2,592
MT 0 #40 4 1,767
GE 0 #42 3 997
SG 0 #42 320 11,010
LU 0 #43 24 2,830
PR 0 #48 8 1,497
Austria Girls 2023 #50 153 60
CY 0 #53 8 1,632
CY Girls 0 #54 73 3,755
AO 0 #55 22 2,729
DK Girls 0 #55 827 7,429
GT Girls 0 #62 1,264 7,500
LU Girls 0 #63 149 4,850
NG Girls 0 #65 4,514 15,093
SI 0 #67 13 1,612
MY 0 #68 335 12,352
CZ Girls 0 #69 1,225 5,378
AO Girls 0 #70 181 4,575
IN 0 #70 2 2,963
MO Girls 0 #70 235 7,056
JP 0 #73 5 4,057
AZ Girls 0 #74 2 1,051
BG 0 #78 5 1,799
CR 0 #78 83 5,526
BW Girls 0 #79 77 4,216
Finland Girls 0 #80 1,507 1,368
Switzerland Girls 2024 #81 56 1,786
HK Girls 0 #81 1,997 16,104
PH 0 #81 16 5,607
GE Girls 0 #82 23 1,564
RS 0 #83 2 923
HU 0 #85 30 1,675
OM 0 #85 32 6,215
JM 0 #86 8 3,714
MU Girls 0 #86 428 8,539
QA 0 #86 15 7,011
CZ 0 #88 152 3,154
DK 0 #89 146 5,198
AF Girls 0 #92 3 2,402
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
Finland 0 #96 435 830
PA 0 #96 35 3,797
PR Girls 0 #98 66 3,171
SD 0 #100 3 2,130
Germany Girls 0 #101 4,182 4,949
EC 0 #101 15 2,502
Finland Girls 2026 #102 6,441 3,895
GR Girls 0 #102 168 6,293
AE Girls 0 #103 695 20,968
PA Girls 0 #103 740 9,861
IR Girls 0 #104 1,229 8,334
EE Girls 0 #105 34 1,888
QA Girls 0 #106 246 15,378
ZA Boys 0 #108 5,517 25,619
GE Boys 0 #109 2 2,055
HU Girls 0 #111 159 3,308
IT Girls 0 #111 24,025 9,415
MT Girls 0 #113 39 3,773
Norway Girls 2024 #114 8 444
IR 0 #114 142 4,221
KW 0 #114 8 5,216
GR 0 #118 17 3,911
GT 0 #118 238 5,948
IQ 0 #119 11 3,533
MU 0 #119 18 3,613
PH Girls 0 #123 342 13,098
EE Boys 0 #124 2 2,087
KW Girls 0 #124 530 19,177
OM Girls 0 #125 313 15,987
RS Girls 0 #126 10 1,651
JO 0 #127 11 2,158
CO Girls 0 #128 7,824 16,140
JO Girls 0 #128 409 7,570
DZ 0 #130 6,340 20,130
NG 0 #130 140 5,926
Austria 0 #131 88 850
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
AE 0 #136 42 10,220
BN Boys 0 #136 4 6,332
Austria Girls 0 #140 549 1,885
PT Girls 0 #143 733 7,952
SA Girls 0 #143 1,672 25,931
TN 0 #146 3,564 13,765
BW Boys 0 #148 7 4,685
LT Boys 0 #151 1 2,166
PE Girls 0 #151 3,341 14,861
EC Girls 0 #156 87 3,650
HK 0 #158 230 8,483
IT 0 #160 1,778 4,183
MX Girls 0 #160 5,773 17,781
Germany 0 #163 387 2,542
HR Girls 0 #163 165 3,687
HR 0 #164 16 2,081
IQ Girls 0 #168 504 11,303
Sweden Girls 2022 #169 11 1,568
SD Girls 0 #172 208 7,678
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
CR Girls 0 #175 565 11,342
AR 0 #177 10 2,915
UY 0 #180 3 2,477
PS 0 #181 38 5,692
PT 0 #185 64 4,161
RU 0 #187 8 3,641
Belgium Girls 2001 #192 21 420
LT Girls 0 #192 9 1,904
JP Girls 0 #193 53 6,592
PS Girls 0 #200 500 10,981
PL 0 #202 11 2,600
SI Boys 0 #203 9 3,402
BG Girls 0 #206 18 3,559
JM Girls 0 #211 49 7,507
IL Girls 0 #214 663 11,648
LU Boys 0 #217 4 4,970
BG Boys 0 #220 1 3,850
IL 0 #220 55 6,291
CO 0 #221 389 7,768
BO Girls 0 #224 648 9,488
PE 0 #226 85 6,350
MO Boys 0 #231 4 5,842
BD 0 #237 5 5,992
RU Girls 0 #237 385 11,913
SA 0 #239 57 10,560
AO Boys 0 #242 8 5,568
NA Boys 0 #247 7 6,830
LB 0 #249 633 13,263
MX 0 #250 175 8,339
SY 0 #251 975 11,684
TW Boys 0 #252 5 7,111
Canada Girls 2024 #255 31 2,795
HR Boys 0 #256 4 3,997
GH Boys 0 #259 88 8,138
PL Girls 0 #267 89 5,096
GR Boys 0 #270 4 6,912
CL Girls 0 #271 1,255 14,098
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
BO 0 #275 107 6,868
KZ Girls 0 #282 39 5,862
AL Boys 0 #284 15 5,122
KZ Boys 0 #294 3 6,578
CZ Boys 0 #301 5 6,530
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
CN Boys 0 #306 14 9,639
BR 0 #311 35 5,969
France Girls 2021 #328 78 3,185
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
BD Girls 0 #336 51 8,413
Spain Girls 0 #337 1,186 5,561
YE 0 #339 43 8,639
BR Girls 0 #343 1,154 12,708
EG 0 #347 54 6,387
Spain 0 #349 104 2,326
CL 0 #350 62 6,867
BH 0 #352 204 17,937
JO Boys 0 #366 12 7,057
MU Boys 0 #366 4 8,477
AR Girls 0 #371 278 8,289
PT Boys 0 #374 8 7,951
EG Girls 0 #381 994 14,742
PH Boys 0 #405 4 11,440
UY Girls 0 #410 102 6,731
UY Boys 0 #412 2 5,922
GT Boys 0 #446 29 7,625
AR Boys 0 #458 10 7,628
SD Boys 0 #458 9 10,523
CM Boys 0 #465 86 12,054
PA Boys 0 #472 10 9,305
LY 0 #474 62 12,703
RU Boys 0 #490 16 12,621
MA 0 #492 1,022 20,986
CR Boys 0 #502 9 10,188
HK Boys 0 #504 24 12,905
PS Boys 0 #533 16 10,655
IR Boys 0 #541 12 10,162
IN Girls 0 #558 74 13,121
BD Boys 0 #598 8 10,045
United States Girls 2024 #605 321 8,487
BO Boys 0 #615 8 9,244
IL Boys 0 #617 9 10,983
IQ Boys 0 #626 42 13,071
CL Boys 0 #638 28 13,390
SG Boys 0 #664 34 17,960
QA Boys 0 #698 10 18,093
BR Boys 0 #708 44 12,213
TR 0 #739 639 19,440
KW Boys 0 #746 24 18,755
CO Boys 0 #780 141 15,656
PE Boys 0 #834 45 14,506
NG Boys 0 #846 106 16,906
EG Boys 0 #850 37 15,035
OM Boys 0 #862 20 17,948
MX Boys 0 #897 86 16,355
Spain Boys 0 #911 20 5,610
NL Boys 0 #916 36 5,873
Germany Boys 0 #936 17 5,697
MY Boys 0 #963 149 25,439
IN Boys 0 #992 10 16,750
AE Boys 0 #1,065 28 22,615
IT Boys 0 #1,300 172 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,487 128 28,008

Linda is popular in 99 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
Ireland
Scotland, United Kingdom
Canada

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People also ask about Linda

Linda is predominantly a girl's name.
Linda is a 2 syllable name, pronounced English: /ˈlɪndə/ (LIN-dah),Spanish/Portuguese: /ˈlinda/ (LEEN-dah).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Lynda, Lindah, Lindy, Lindie, Lindi and Lynnda.
Yes, very popular — Linda ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 13 countries.
Linda ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Linda's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #1 in 2015 to #1 in 2025 in Ireland.
Yes — 4 notable people named Linda are in our database, including Theodelinda (Royal), Linda McMahon (Politician), Linda Chung (Musician).
Yes — at least 3 celebrity couples have chosen Linda for their child, including Björn Ulvaeus.