Lina
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Lina is an Arabic name meaning “palm tree.” Lina is also a Greek-rooted form tied to Helen, meaning “light,” “a torch,” or “sunbeam.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Lina in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Lina against each list of names.
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German
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Italian
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Lina is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Lina in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 527 girls were named Lina, making it the #572 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 19,489 girls have been named Lina, with the most (534) in 2024. It is most common, relative to births, in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Virginia.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Lina in other languages
- Linda Czech, Dutch, Italian, Latvian
- Elina Dutch, Finnish, Swedish
- Liana English, Italian, Romanian
- Liina Estonian, Finnish
- Mila Arabic, Dutch
- Liena Latvian
- Lin Chinese
- Line Swedish
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Lina
There are 22 towns and villages with Lina in their name, in 15 countries.
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| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Lina | Upper Austria, 🇦🇹 Austria | 111 | Map |
| La Lina | Magdalena Department, 🇨🇴 Colombia | – | Map |
| La Lina | Veraguas Province, 🇵🇦 Panama | – | Map |
| Lina | Salzburg, 🇦🇹 Austria | – | Map |
| Lina | Guangxi, 🇨🇳 China | – | Map |
| Lina | Yunnan, 🇨🇳 China | – | Map |
| Lina | Nord, 🇭🇹 Haiti | – | Map |
| Lina | East Nusa Tenggara, 🇮🇩 Indonesia | – | Map |
| Lina | East Nusa Tenggara, 🇮🇩 Indonesia | – | Map |
| Lina | East Nusa Tenggara, 🇮🇩 Indonesia | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Lina
There are 5 lakes and reservoirs with Lina in their name, in 3 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 3🇦🇺 Australia 1🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
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| Danau Lina | North Maluku, 🇮🇩 Indonesia | Map |
| Lac Lina | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Lina | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Lina | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lina Tarn | Tasmania, 🇦🇺 Australia | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lina songs
4 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Lina in their title. The best known:
- Lina – Albert Martí i Galceran
- Lina – Josep Font i Sabaté
- Lina – Salvador Bonet i Piñol
- Lina – Azevedo Lemos
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Lina
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Lina.
Lina Grinčikaitė-Samuolė
Lina Hedlund
Lina Johansson
Lina Leandersson
Fictional characters named Lina
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Lina as a pet name
FurryName has found 68 dogs named Lina in public pet registers, making it the #1,267 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Zurich (9), Basel (6), Miranda (2). Lina as a dog name →
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