Linda
Girl5 letters
#718
in Ireland (2025)
#692 with spellings combined
4
babies in 2025
#13
best rank (1973)
9,184
babies since 1964
Down 106
10-year rank change
Linda through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #692 |
| 2022 | 4 | #730 |
| 2021 | 7 | #510 |
| 2020 | 5 | #611 |
| 2019 | 9 | #419 |
| 2018 | 4 | #715 |
| 2017 | 5 | #654 |
| 2016 | 8 | #479 |
| 2015 | 6 | #586 |
| 2014 | 9 | #462 |
| 2013 | 7 | #544 |
| 2012 | 9 | #477 |
| 2011 | 5 | #693 |
| 2010 | 13 | #377 |
| 2009 | 9 | #469 |
| 2008 | 11 | #404 |
| 2007 | 16 | #286 |
| 2006 | 3 | #763 |
| 2004 | 10 | #317 |
| 2003 | 15 | #233 |
| 2002 | 8 | #352 |
| 2001 | 13 | #254 |
| 2000 | 15 | #227 |
| 1999 | 17 | #206 |
| 1998 | 13 | #222 |
| 1997 | 25 | #185 |
| 1996 | 47 | #113 |
| 1995 | 50 | #111 |
| 1994 | 43 | #121 |
| 1993 | 71 | #83 |
| 1992 | 69 | #91 |
| 1991 | 79 | #86 |
| 1990 | 113 | #55 |
| 1989 | 128 | #57 |
| 1988 | 183 | #34 |
| 1987 | 216 | #32 |
| 1986 | 234 | #26 |
| 1985 | 291 | #24 |
| 1984 | 287 | #24 |
| 1983 | 312 | #23 |
| 1982 | 364 | #21 |
| 1981 | 332 | #24 |
| 1980 | 347 | #27 |
| 1979 | 390 | #19 |
| 1978 | 371 | #21 |
| 1977 | 372 | #17 |
| 1976 | 401 | #15 |
| 1975 | 385 | #17 |
| 1974 | 406 | #16 |
| 1973 | 437 | #13 |
| 1972 | 379 | #15 |
| 1971 | 354 | #16 |
| 1970 | 343 | #17 |
| 1969 | 353 | #18 |
| 1968 | 355 | #18 |
| 1967 | 309 | #20 |
| 1966 | 325 | #17 |
| 1965 | 309 | #23 |
| 1964 | 279 | #28 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Linda yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Linda | 4 | 9,184 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #301 (1998); 10 babies since 1998.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.