Lina is a distinctive choice, ranked #234 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Lina in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#234
US Rank #572
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About the Name Lina
Lina is currently at its most popular point on record, sitting at UK #287. The name has climbed 115 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Lina is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Lina in their class.
In the US it sits at #567 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
Lina Prokofiev — Lina Ivanovna Prokofieva (Russian: Лина Ивановна Прокофьева), born Carolina Codina Nemísskaia, was a Spanish singer and the first wife of Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev.
Lina Gratama — Petronella Johanna Carolina "Lina" Gratama was a Dutch painter, art historian, and political activist.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Lina
Unlikely. With around 200 UK babies named Lina per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Lina in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Lina is at its highest recorded position — #234 in 2025, with 200 births. In 2020 it ranked #402.
Lina is more popular in the UK (#287) than in the US (#567). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Lina include: Ria Lina and Lina Khatib. Short summaries for each appear below.
Lina ranks #567 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
200
UK babies named Lina (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 168 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Lina
Almost certainly the only Lina in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Lina
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Lina Ivanovna Prokofieva (Russian: Лина Ивановна Прокофьева), born Carolina Codina Nemísskaia, was a Spanish singer and the first wife of Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev.
Lina Marín was a Mexican actress of Zapotec descent, known for her performance in A Man Called Horse and for her starring role opposite Gaspar Henaine "Capulina" in El bueno para nada.
Lina Khatib is a Visiting Scholar at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Middle East Initiative and an Associate Fellow at Chatham House’s Middle East and North Africa Programme, where she previously served as director.