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Lina
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Origin
Short-form naming traditions in English and German; other histories remain distinct.
The English entry lists Angelina, Carolina and Evelina as examples of longer names ending in -lina; German documents Karolina and other -lina names. This is not a universal meaning for Lina and does not adjudicate the separate licensed Arabic delicate account.
English pronunciation
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Published name usage
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2025 | Girls | 216 · preliminary | 126 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| France | 2025 | Girls | 1,740 (rounded to 5) | 17 | Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2025 | Girls | 200 | 234 | Published ranks differ from ranks calculated over visible rows. Counts retained; automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published. |
| Northern Ireland | 2022 | Girls | 3 | 418 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Scotland | 2025 | Girls | 9 | 359 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Ireland | 2025 | Girls | 4 | 718 | Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 2025 | Girls | 527 | 572 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
| United States | 1985 | Boys | 5 | 6523 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
Sources & notes
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Language of use: English
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The exact English personal-name section documents this language use. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Lina entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Lina&oldid=88189132. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Language of use: German
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The exact German personal-name section documents this language use. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Lina entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Lina&oldid=88189132. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Language of use: Italian
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The exact Italian personal-name section documents this language use. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Lina entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Lina&oldid=88189132. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Pronunciation in the source language: Italian: /ˈli.na/
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The Italian section records Lina as an informal equivalent of Carmela. This reading is not classified as English or assigned to every same-spelled naming tradition. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Lina entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Lina&oldid=88189132. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Short form of: Angelina
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The exact English Lina etymology explicitly gives Angelina as a longer-name example for the short form. Other Lina traditions remain distinct. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Lina entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Lina&oldid=88189132. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Short form of: Carolina
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The exact English Lina etymology explicitly gives Carolina as a longer-name example for the short form. Other Lina traditions remain distinct. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Lina entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Lina&oldid=88189132. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Short form of: Caroline
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The English personal-name entry explicitly lists Lina as a pet form of Caroline. Other parent-name connections for the short form remain distinct. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Caroline entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Caroline&oldid=92637645. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Short form of: Evelina
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The exact English Lina etymology explicitly gives Evelina as a longer-name example for the short form. Other Lina traditions remain distinct. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Lina entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Lina&oldid=88189132. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin: Short-form naming traditions in English and German; other histories remain distinct.
Checked against cited source
The English entry lists Angelina, Carolina and Evelina as examples of longer names ending in -lina; German documents Karolina and other -lina names. This is not a universal meaning for Lina and does not adjudicate the separate licensed Arabic delicate account. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Lina entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Lina&oldid=88189132. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Source: NISRA : Website: www.nisra.gov.uk
Attribution: Source: NISRA : Website: www.nisra.gov.uk
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
(C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.
Attribution: (C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
U.S. Social Security Administration
Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration
Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.