Linda
femaleStatistical recordWhat official birth registration shows about Linda: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.
No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.
Linda: Recorded every year since 1945, it reached #1 in 1975, and it stood at #718 in 2025.
Falling
among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024
View as table
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 1996 | #686 |
| 1997 | #638 |
| 1998 | #898 |
| 1999 | #952 |
| 2000 | #655 |
| 2001 | #816 |
| 2002 | #1066 |
| 2003 | #876 |
| 2004 | #1158 |
| 2005 | #1012 |
| 2006 | #1052 |
| 2007 | #1234 |
| 2008 | #1135 |
| 2009 | #1004 |
| 2010 | #1150 |
| 2011 | #1015 |
| 2012 | #1184 |
| 2013 | #1639 |
| 2014 | #1016 |
| 2015 | #1088 |
| 2016 | #1278 |
| 2017 | #1512 |
| 2018 | #1526 |
| 2019 | #1349 |
| 2020 | #1618 |
| 2021 | #1351 |
| 2022 | #1621 |
| 2023 | #1206 |
| 2024 | #1406 |
VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.
See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales
What the data shows
FallingEngland and Wales · Girls
Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 79 of the 80 years from 1945 to 2024.
In 2024: #376 among girls in Norway, #1406 among girls in England and Wales.
Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #329 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Norway, in 1975 (recorded 1945–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Popularity data
Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #1 in Norway in 1978.
| Year | Region | Category | Rank | Births registered | Confidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | England and Wales | female | #1406 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | England and Wales | female | #1206 | 27 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | England and Wales | female | #1621 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | England and Wales | female | #1351 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | England and Wales | female | #1618 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | England and Wales | female | #1349 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | England and Wales | female | #1526 | 20 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | England and Wales | female | #1512 | 21 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | England and Wales | female | #1278 | 26 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | England and Wales | female | #1088 | 32 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | England and Wales | female | #1016 | 35 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | England and Wales | female | #1639 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | England and Wales | female | #1184 | 28 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | England and Wales | female | #1015 | 34 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | England and Wales | female | #1150 | 28 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | England and Wales | female | #1004 | 32 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | England and Wales | female | #1135 | 26 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | England and Wales | female | #1234 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | England and Wales | female | #1052 | 26 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | England and Wales | female | #1012 | 25 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | England and Wales | female | #1158 | 20 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | England and Wales | female | #876 | 29 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | England and Wales | female | #1066 | 20 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | England and Wales | female | #816 | 29 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | England and Wales | female | #655 | 38 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | England and Wales | female | #952 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | England and Wales | female | #898 | 24 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | England and Wales | female | #638 | 39 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | England and Wales | female | #686 | 34 | High | Verified |
| 1986 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #99 | 76 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1985 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #79 | 100 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1984 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #85 | 92 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1983 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #65 | 121 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1982 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #68 | 117 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1981 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #53 | 156 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1980 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #52 | 146 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1979 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #44 | 173 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1978 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #39 | 185 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1977 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #42 | 183 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1976 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #40 | 201 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1975 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #39 | 213 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1974 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #35 | 251 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1973 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #28 | 319 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1972 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #29 | 323 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1971 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #32 | 330 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1970 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #24 | 354 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1969 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #21 | 363 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1968 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #18 | 395 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1967 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #15 | 414 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1966 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #16 | 436 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1965 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #15 | 485 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1964 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #14 | 516 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1963 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #12 | 581 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1962 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #16 | 513 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1961 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #22 | 468 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1960 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #24 | 401 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1959 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #24 | 426 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1958 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #22 | 420 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1957 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #21 | 434 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1956 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #20 | 389 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1955 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #20 | 424 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1954 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #27 | 350 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1953 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #27 | 358 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1952 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #30 | 301 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1979 | New Zealand | female | #76 | 69 | High | Verified |
| 1977 | New Zealand | female | #88 | 61 | High | Verified |
| 1976 | New Zealand | female | #81 | 66 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | New Zealand | female | #73 | 77 | High | Verified |
| 1974 | New Zealand | female | #65 | 93 | High | Verified |
| 1973 | New Zealand | female | #70 | 89 | High | Verified |
| 1972 | New Zealand | female | #61 | 106 | High | Verified |
| 1971 | New Zealand | female | #52 | 137 | High | Verified |
| 1970 | New Zealand | female | #38 | 167 | High | Verified |
| 1969 | New Zealand | female | #35 | 187 | High | Verified |
| 1968 | New Zealand | female | #34 | 177 | High | Verified |
| 1967 | New Zealand | female | #25 | 240 | High | Verified |
| 1966 | New Zealand | female | #27 | 225 | High | Verified |
| 1965 | New Zealand | female | #14 | 317 | High | Verified |
| 1964 | New Zealand | female | #18 | 299 | High | Verified |
| 1963 | New Zealand | female | #8 | 409 | High | Verified |
| 1962 | New Zealand | female | #12 | 403 | High | Verified |
| 1961 | New Zealand | female | #11 | 399 | High | Verified |
| 1960 | New Zealand | female | #13 | 373 | High | Verified |
| 1959 | New Zealand | female | #7 | 423 | High | Verified |
| 1958 | New Zealand | female | #7 | 409 | High | Verified |
| 1957 | New Zealand | female | #7 | 413 | High | Verified |
| 1956 | New Zealand | female | #10 | 369 | High | Verified |
| 1955 | New Zealand | female | #9 | 386 | High | Verified |
| 1954 | New Zealand | female | #9 | 394 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Northern Ireland | female | #446 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Northern Ireland | female | #451 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Northern Ireland | female | #301 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Norway | female | #376 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Norway | female | #355 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Norway | female | #360 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Norway | female | #383 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Norway | female | #416 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Norway | female | #434 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Norway | female | #383 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Norway | female | #459 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Norway | female | #394 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Norway | female | #415 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Norway | female | #388 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Norway | female | #426 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Norway | female | #288 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Norway | female | #311 | 16 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Norway | female | #276 | 19 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Norway | female | #239 | 24 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Norway | female | #287 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Norway | female | #336 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Norway | female | #252 | 20 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Norway | female | #194 | 29 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Norway | female | #168 | 33 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Norway | female | #174 | 31 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Norway | female | #183 | 29 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Norway | female | #183 | 29 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Norway | female | #120 | 54 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Norway | female | #109 | 68 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Norway | female | #115 | 65 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | Norway | female | #94 | 92 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | Norway | female | #59 | 127 | High | Verified |
| 1994 | Norway | female | #52 | 145 | High | Verified |
| 1993 | Norway | female | #48 | 162 | High | Verified |
| 1992 | Norway | female | #37 | 194 | High | Verified |
| 1991 | Norway | female | #38 | 194 | High | Verified |
| 1990 | Norway | female | #29 | 242 | High | Verified |
| 1989 | Norway | female | #31 | 240 | High | Verified |
| 1988 | Norway | female | #16 | 276 | High | Verified |
| 1987 | Norway | female | #11 | 312 | High | Verified |
| 1986 | Norway | female | #9 | 366 | High | Verified |
| 1985 | Norway | female | #5 | 401 | High | Verified |
| 1984 | Norway | female | #5 | 407 | High | Verified |
| 1983 | Norway | female | #3 | 433 | High | Verified |
| 1982 | Norway | female | #6 | 435 | High | Verified |
| 1981 | Norway | female | #3 | 465 | High | Verified |
| 1980 | Norway | female | #4 | 460 | High | Verified |
| 1979 | Norway | female | #2 | 549 | High | Verified |
| 1978 | Norway | female | #1 | 629 | High | Verified |
| 1977 | Norway | female | #1 | 623 | High | Verified |
| 1976 | Norway | female | #2 | 574 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | Norway | female | #1 | 729 | High | Verified |
| 1974 | Norway | female | #2 | 713 | High | Verified |
| 1973 | Norway | female | #4 | 659 | High | Verified |
| 1972 | Norway | female | #4 | 624 | High | Verified |
| 1971 | Norway | female | #9 | 553 | High | Verified |
| 1970 | Norway | female | #10 | 536 | High | Verified |
| 1969 | Norway | female | #16 | 409 | High | Verified |
| 1968 | Norway | female | #14 | 455 | High | Verified |
| 1967 | Norway | female | #22 | 368 | High | Verified |
| 1966 | Norway | female | #24 | 316 | High | Verified |
| 1965 | Norway | female | #24 | 313 | High | Verified |
| 1964 | Norway | female | #29 | 280 | High | Verified |
| 1963 | Norway | female | #31 | 247 | High | Verified |
| 1962 | Norway | female | #29 | 254 | High | Verified |
| 1961 | Norway | female | #45 | 208 | High | Verified |
| 1960 | Norway | female | #43 | 204 | High | Verified |
| 1959 | Norway | female | #59 | 149 | High | Verified |
| 1958 | Norway | female | #63 | 130 | High | Verified |
| 1957 | Norway | female | #68 | 107 | High | Verified |
| 1956 | Norway | female | #73 | 84 | High | Verified |
| 1955 | Norway | female | #88 | 63 | High | Verified |
| 1954 | Norway | female | #97 | 58 | High | Verified |
| 1953 | Norway | female | #118 | 44 | High | Verified |
| 1952 | Norway | female | #119 | 42 | High | Verified |
| 1951 | Norway | female | #163 | 26 | High | Verified |
| 1950 | Norway | female | #182 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 1949 | Norway | female | #140 | 34 | High | Verified |
| 1948 | Norway | female | #171 | 24 | High | Verified |
| 1947 | Norway | female | #270 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 1946 | Norway | female | #266 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 1945 | Norway | female | #329 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2025 | Republic of Ireland | female | #718 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Republic of Ireland | female | #747 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Republic of Ireland | female | #517 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Republic of Ireland | female | #628 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Republic of Ireland | female | #421 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Republic of Ireland | female | #734 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Republic of Ireland | female | #651 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Republic of Ireland | female | #476 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Republic of Ireland | female | #581 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Republic of Ireland | female | #458 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Republic of Ireland | female | #540 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Republic of Ireland | female | #474 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Republic of Ireland | female | #695 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Republic of Ireland | female | #377 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Republic of Ireland | female | #467 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Republic of Ireland | female | #403 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Republic of Ireland | female | #286 | 16 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Republic of Ireland | female | #764 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Republic of Ireland | female | #317 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Republic of Ireland | female | #233 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Republic of Ireland | female | #352 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Republic of Ireland | female | #254 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Republic of Ireland | female | #227 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Republic of Ireland | female | #206 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Republic of Ireland | female | #222 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Republic of Ireland | female | #185 | 25 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | Republic of Ireland | female | #113 | 47 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | Republic of Ireland | female | #111 | 50 | High | Verified |
| 1994 | Republic of Ireland | female | #121 | 43 | High | Verified |
| 1993 | Republic of Ireland | female | #83 | 71 | High | Verified |
| 1992 | Republic of Ireland | female | #91 | 69 | High | Verified |
| 1991 | Republic of Ireland | female | #86 | 79 | High | Verified |
| 1990 | Republic of Ireland | female | #55 | 113 | High | Verified |
| 1989 | Republic of Ireland | female | #57 | 128 | High | Verified |
| 1988 | Republic of Ireland | female | #34 | 183 | High | Verified |
| 1987 | Republic of Ireland | female | #32 | 216 | High | Verified |
| 1986 | Republic of Ireland | female | #26 | 234 | High | Verified |
| 1985 | Republic of Ireland | female | #24 | 291 | High | Verified |
| 1984 | Republic of Ireland | female | #24 | 287 | High | Verified |
| 1983 | Republic of Ireland | female | #23 | 312 | High | Verified |
| 1982 | Republic of Ireland | female | #21 | 364 | High | Verified |
| 1981 | Republic of Ireland | female | #24 | 332 | High | Verified |
| 1980 | Republic of Ireland | female | #27 | 347 | High | Verified |
| 1979 | Republic of Ireland | female | #19 | 390 | High | Verified |
| 1978 | Republic of Ireland | female | #21 | 371 | High | Verified |
| 1977 | Republic of Ireland | female | #17 | 372 | High | Verified |
| 1976 | Republic of Ireland | female | #15 | 401 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | Republic of Ireland | female | #17 | 385 | High | Verified |
| 1974 | Republic of Ireland | female | #16 | 406 | High | Verified |
| 1973 | Republic of Ireland | female | #13 | 437 | High | Verified |
| 1972 | Republic of Ireland | female | #15 | 379 | High | Verified |
| 1971 | Republic of Ireland | female | #16 | 354 | High | Verified |
| 1970 | Republic of Ireland | female | #17 | 343 | High | Verified |
| 1969 | Republic of Ireland | female | #18 | 353 | High | Verified |
| 1968 | Republic of Ireland | female | #18 | 355 | High | Verified |
| 1967 | Republic of Ireland | female | #20 | 309 | High | Verified |
| 1966 | Republic of Ireland | female | #17 | 325 | High | Verified |
| 1965 | Republic of Ireland | female | #23 | 309 | High | Verified |
| 1964 | Republic of Ireland | female | #28 | 279 | High | Verified |
- England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
- New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
- New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
- Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
- Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
- Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.
What's not yet available
- Meaning
- Origin
- Pronunciation
- Nicknames and spelling variants
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Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #1 in Norway in 1978. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.