Girl
Lina
The name Lina carries the meaning "Also Arabic, tender, delicate", with roots in Arabic. It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2010s. Today, it is on the rarer side without being unusual in the registry. The registry counts around 14,772 U.S. births under this name going back to 1900.
EtymologyShort for Angelina/Carolina
ArabicAlso Arabic – "tender, delicate"
Births by decade
1900s
527
1910s
883
1920s
1,014
1930s
707
1940s
655
1950s
746
1960s
906
1970s
1,045
1980s
1,376
1990s
1,720
2000s
2,516
2010s
2,677
Peaked in the 2010s · 14,772 total U.S. births since 1900