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.
Falling
among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025
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 |
| 2025 | #1892 |
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 2025: #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #1892 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 #1892 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | England and Wales | female | #1892 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 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.
Where Linda is officially recorded
6 official registrars have recorded Linda, between 1945 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.
| Registrar | Recorded | Years | Its own highest position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 1945–2024 | 79 | #1 in 1975 |
| New South Wales, Australia | 1952–1986 | 35 | #12 in 1963 |
| New Zealand | 1954–1979 | 25 | #7 in 1957 |
| Republic of Ireland | 1964–2025 | 59 | #13 in 1973 |
| England and Wales | 1996–2025 | 30 | #638 in 1997 |
| Northern Ireland | 1998–2021 | 3 | #301 in 1998 |
Its high point came 41 years earlier in New Zealand (1957) than in Northern Ireland (1998).
What's not yet available
- Meaning
- Origin
- Pronunciation
- Nicknames and spelling variants
Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.
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.