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Linda name popularity by year

Linda: 80,433 US girls in 1950; 294 in 2025. Annual usage fell 99.6% from its 1950–2025 peak, in Social Security records.

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  • Linda: 80,433 in 1950, 294 in 2025 (100% lower).

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In 1950, Social Security recorded 80,433 US girls named Linda, the highest annual count shown. The count was 80,433 in 1950 and 851 in 2000. By 2025, it was 294, a decline of 99.6% from the peak displayed. The annual chart follows this exact spelling, rather than grouping together similar names or nicknames.

The more recent observations show 480 girls named Linda in 2010 and 334 in 2020. Social Security counts names from applications associated with a birth year; these totals do not count everyone alive who has the name. The source suppresses names used fewer than five times, but every year shown here has a published count.

The data

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, baby names from Social Security card applications (names given to 5 or more babies). Retrieved November 5, 2026. US girls with this exact spelling, by birth year. Counts reflect Social Security applications, not all people currently bearing the name. Names with fewer than five occurrences are suppressed; every displayed year has a reported count.

The rise and fall of Linda, US girls named Linda, 1950–2025, 1950–2025
DateLinda
195080,433
195173,982
195267,082
195361,281
195455,371
195551,300
195648,084
195744,517
195841,904
195940,410
196037,316
196135,597
196231,461
196327,727
196423,629
196519,345
196615,566
196713,196
196811,371
196910,246
19708,731
19717,376
19725,742
19734,731
19744,077
19753,522
19763,138
19772,912
19782,932
19792,739
19802,806
19812,728
19822,791
19832,474
19842,336
19852,114
19861,950
19871,931
19881,845
19891,844
19901,661
19911,608
19921,582
19931,488
19941,284
19951,234
1996987
19971,099
1998972
1999900
2000851
2001839
2002773
2003741
2004731
2005754
2006700
2007662
2008614
2009555
2010480
2011491
2012450
2013447
2014475
2015429
2016444
2017410
2018398
2019362
2020334
2021328
2022352
2023324
2024324
2025294

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How popular is the name Linda?

Social Security recorded 294 US girls named Linda in 2025, the latest birth year in this series. The annual count was 99.6% below its displayed peak.

When was Linda most popular?

Within the 1950–2025 series, Linda reached its highest annual count in 1950, with 80,433 girls. This identifies the highest count, not the name’s rank or its share of all births.

What does the name count include?

The figures cover US girls recorded under the exact spelling Linda in Social Security applications, grouped by birth year. They are annual name counts, not the number of living people with the name.

Where does this data come from?

U.S. Social Security Administration, baby names from Social Security card applications (names given to 5 or more babies). Retrieved November 5, 2026. US girls with this exact spelling, by birth year. Counts reflect Social Security applications, not all people currently bearing the name. Names with fewer than five occurrences are suppressed; every displayed year has a reported count. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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