Linda is a girl's name of German origin meaning “tender, soft and gentle, mild.” In 2024 it was given to 321 girls in the United States.
Linda belongs to the German and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “tender, soft and gentle, mild” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Linda first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1 in 1947, and in 2024 321 babies received the name — 1,454,832 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Linda means “tender, soft and gentle, mild” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Linda is a girl name. In 2024, 321 babies received the name in the US.
Linda comes from the German and English & American tradition.
Linda first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #1 in 1947, and 321 babies were given the name in 2024.
Linda is pronounced /ˈlɪndə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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