Girls name
Linda
Linda is a girls' name given to 1,450,041 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1947 with 99,692 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of #1 among girls names in California in 1942.
Which states favor Linda
Linda by state
Top states by all-time births named Linda. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 114,963 | #926 (2025) |
| 2 | New York | 114,109 | #1064 (2025) |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | 89,088 | #299 (2025) |
| 4 | Texas | 84,058 | #791 (2025) |
| 5 | Ohio | 79,389 | #774 (2025) |
| 6 | Illinois | 78,467 | #1078 (2025) |
| 7 | Michigan | 64,393 | #832 (2025) |
| 8 | North Carolina | 44,003 | #570 (2025) |
| 9 | New Jersey | 40,860 | #1104 (2025) |
| 10 | Massachusetts | 40,707 | #930 (2023) |
| 11 | Indiana | 40,165 | #770 (2025) |
| 12 | Missouri | 38,301 | #717 (2024) |
| 13 | Tennessee | 36,358 | #1068 (2025) |
| 14 | Georgia | 35,649 | #1691 (2025) |
| 15 | Virginia | 32,514 | #712 (2024) |
| 16 | Florida | 31,889 | #900 (2025) |
| 17 | Kentucky | 30,823 | #542 (2025) |
| 18 | Alabama | 30,300 | #917 (2024) |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 29,989 | #751 (2025) |
| 20 | Louisiana | 26,500 | #932 (2017) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).