Over the past 110 years, 1 448 280 girls and 1 763 boys have been named Linda. The name Linda ranks 5th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Linda in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Linda came in the 1940s and 1950s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.