How Many People Are Named Lina?
An estimated 13,931 people in the United States have the first name Lina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Lina peaked in popularity in 2024 with 530 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lina as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lina paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
13,931
About 1 in 24,604 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2024
530 births
Total Registered
18,957
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lina
Lina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 18,957 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lina as a male name
Ranked #7,155 in 1985
5 male births in 1985
Peak: 1985 (5 births)
Lina as a female name
Ranked #567 in 2024
530 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (530 births)
Lina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lina span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,438 babies were registered. While Lina is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lina by Decade
How has Lina tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lina by State
Birth registrations for Lina span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Oklahoma, Hawaii. On average, about 336 Linas were registered per state.
Lina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lina
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lina?
We estimate approximately 13,931 people named Lina are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 24,604 Americans share this first name.
Is Lina a common name?
Lina is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 18,957 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lina most popular?
Lina reached peak popularity in 2024, when 530 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lina is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lina a female name?
Lina is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lina Smith, Lina Johnson, Lina Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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