Lina

Meaning: Messenger, angel
Origin: Variant of Angelina (from Italian (short form of Angelina, Carolina, etc.))

Girl's name · #572 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Lina was #221 in 1880, slipped to #1403 by 1962, and has climbed back to #572 today. Roughly 19,000 girls have been named Lina since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Lina is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 25 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Lina is especially popular in Switzerland, Germany, and Belgium.

#4 in Switzerland (2025) · #5 in Germany (2025) · #7 in Belgium (2025) · #14 in Slovenia (2025) · #15 in Türkiye (2025) · #15 in Austria (2025) · #17 in France (2025) · #29 in Netherlands (2025) · #31 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #78 in Spain (2024) · #103 in Sweden (2025) · #111 in Norway (2025) and 6 more.

Famous Linas

Lina Kostenko — Ukrainian writer
Lina Medina — Peruvian woman, youngest confirmed mother in medical history
Lina Wertmüller — Italian film writer and director (1928–2021)
Lina Stern — Soviet biochemist, physiologist and humanist (1875-1968)
Lina Bo Bardi — Italo-Brazilian architect (1914–1992)

In stories & tradition

Lina Inverse — Slayers
Lina^ja — anthropomorphic lion
Lina Leskowitz — Fictional character from Petscop

What Linas become

Among 1,130 notable people named Lina:

Entertainers appear 1.76× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lina Wertmüller, Italian film writer and director (1928–2021).

Similar names: Angelina · Flora · Lillie · Mina · Louisa · Nina

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