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Lina

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

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

Lina has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #219 (1880) · 19,489 babies named Lina all-time · 1 in 3,000 girls born in 2025.

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 1,124 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).

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