Lina

“Variant of Angelina — Messenger, angel” — Italian (short form of Angelina, Carolina, etc.) origin

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

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.

Around the world: #5 in Switzerland (2024) · #5 in Germany (2025) · #7 in Belgium (2025) · #14 in Slovenia (2025) · #15 in Austria (2025).

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

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 — anthropomorphic lion
Lina Leskowitz — fictional human

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 · Leona

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