The first name Lina

In 2025, 200 girls were named Lina, making it the 234th most popular girls’ name.

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lina with other names.

In 2025, 527 girls born in the United States were named Lina, the 572nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 534 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Lina M. Khan
  American legal scholar and jurist (born 1989)
• Lina Cheryazova
  Freestyle skier (1968–2019)
• Lina Radke
  German middle distance runner (1903-1983)
• Lina Magull
  German footballer player, born 1994
• Lina Basquette
  American actress (1907–1994)
• Lina Esco
  American actress, born 1985
• Ethel Lina White
  British writer (1876–1944)
• Lina Carstens
  German actress (1892–1978)
• Lina Nielsen
  British sprinter, born 1996
• Lina Guérin
  French rugby player, born 1991
• Lina El Arabi
  French actress, born 1995
• Lina Meruane
  Chilean writer, born 1970

What does the name Lina mean?

Short form of any female name ending in -lina, such as Angelina, Carolina, Evelina. It can also be construed as a rare feminine form of Linus.

How popular is the name Lina?

In 2025, 200 girls born in England and Wales were named Lina, ranking 234th.

Is Lina a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 19,494 US babies named Lina since 1880 were girls.

When was Lina most popular?

2024 in the United States, when 534 babies were named Lina, its highest rank at 565th.