Gender
Origin
- Vietnamese
- gentle spirit
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Linh
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1981 (rank #2137, 24 births); most recent 1995 (rank #5498, 10 births)
- Girls: peak in 1987 (rank #1809, 64 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6838, 16 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 16 |
| 2024 | – | 13 |
| 2023 | – | 5 |
| 2022 | – | 13 |
| 2021 | – | 14 |
| 2020 | – | 15 |
| 2019 | – | 12 |
| 2018 | – | 20 |
| 2017 | – | 14 |
| 2016 | – | 16 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #3015, 8 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #1521, 23 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2413, 11 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2021 | 23 |
| 2020 | 16 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2018 | 21 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2016 | 12 |
| 2015 | 19 |
| 2014 | 11 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence