Linda has been given to about 1,458,899 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1947, which makes it a midcentury name.
Linda ranks 902nd among American girls in 2025, with 294 born that year. Its best year was 1947, when 99,908 babies were given the name, ranking 1st. The typical living American called Linda is about 73 years old today. It is relatively most common in Pennsylvania, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.