Lina
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About Lina
This pretty, succinct Arabic name is also commonly used as a nickname for names like Carolina.
As of October 2026, Lina ranked #572 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #221 in 1880, Nameberry popularity #809.
Editor's take: The name Lina is a girl's name of German origin meaning "tender".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #769 | 364 | 203.8 |
| 2015 | #850 | 329 | 184.3 |
| 2016 | #847 | 335 | 189 |
| 2017 | #750 | 374 | 216.6 |
| 2018 | #756 | 360 | 211.6 |
| 2019 | #723 | 392 | 233.6 |
| 2020 | #690 | 413 | 255.5 |
| 2021 | #670 | 441 | 268.8 |
| 2022 | #581 | 514 | 313.4 |
| 2023 | #584 | 513 | 319.7 |
| 2024 | #567 | 530 | 327.1 |
| 2025 | #572 | 527 | 327.9 |
World rankings
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Lina on lists
Famous Linas
- Lina Wertmuller
Italian film director and first woman to be nominated for Best Director
- Lina Marulanda
Colombian model and TV personality
- Lina Krasnoroutskaya
Russian tennis player
- Lina Scheynius
Swedish photographer
- Lina Posada
Colombian model and fashion designer
Lina in pop culture
- Lina Lamont
character in movie "Singin' In The Rain"
- Lina Vilkas
main character in "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
- Lina Mayfleet
main character in the Books of Ember series
- Lina
character in video game "Dota 2"
- Lina
character in video game "Riviera: The Promised Land"
- Lina Inverse
character in the anime "Slayers"
- Lina
character in Astrid Lindgren's Emil of Maple Hill stories
- Lina (McLaidlaw)
Aysgarth, character played by Joan Fontaine in the movie "Suspicion"
- Lina
dog,like monster in "The Princess and Curdie" by George MacDonald
- Lina
the main character in the novel "Goddess of Spring" (PC Cast)
- Lina
one of the two main characters in the Grimm's fairy tale Fundevogel (also known as Foundling,Bird)