Linh
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LING
- Origin
- Vietnamese
- US rank, 2025
- #6,837 for girls
Linh is a girls' name of Vietnamese origin, meaning “spirit, soul”. In 2025 it ranked 6,837th for girls in the US (16 babies).
What does Linh mean?
Vietnamese
“spirit, soul”
Often combined with another element in Vietnamese names, as in Thuy Linh or Khanh Linh.
Is Linh a girl's or a boy's name?
Linh is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Linh in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2024, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Linh in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Linh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #3,076 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
How popular is Linh in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,837th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 16 about 1 in 100,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 16 girls in the US were named Linh, making it the 6,837th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,208th. Its busiest year was 1984, with 64 girls. It first appears in the records in 1975.
2025 had more girls named Linh than any year since 2018.
Half of all the girls named Linh in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1995, 81% of the babies named Linh in the US were girls.
Linh in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #6,837 |
| 2024 | 13 | #7,962 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 13 | #8,027 |
| 2021 | 14 | #7,625 |
| 2020 | 15 | #7,208 |
| 2019 | 12 | #8,592 |
| 2018 | 20 | #6,006 |
| 2017 | 14 | #7,836 |
| 2016 | 16 | #7,227 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 27 | #5,023 |
| 2013 | 20 | #6,252 |
| 2012 | 29 | #4,834 |
| 2011 | 22 | #5,932 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 17 | #7,338 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6,127 |
| 2007 | 27 | #5,227 |
| 2006 | 24 | #5,544 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 21 | #5,740 |
| 2003 | 25 | #4,938 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6,386 |
| 2001 | 23 | #5,004 |
| 2000 | 26 | #4,522 |
| 1999 | 33 | #3,635 |
| 1998 | 29 | #3,911 |
| 1997 | 37 | #3,158 |
| 1996 | 42 | #2,845 |
| 1995 | 42 | #2,840 |
| 1994 | 41 | #2,872 |
| 1993 | 44 | #2,720 |
| 1992 | 48 | #2,571 |
| 1991 | 62 | #2,130 |
| 1990 | 42 | #2,732 |
| 1989 | 51 | #2,299 |
| 1988 | 44 | #2,442 |
| 1987 | 64 | #1,811 |
| 1986 | 57 | #1,931 |
| 1985 | 62 | #1,808 |
| 1984 | 64 | #1,703 |
| 1983 | 61 | #1,751 |
| 1982 | 61 | #1,786 |
| 1981 | 54 | #1,958 |
| 1980 | 40 | #2,391 |
| 1979 | 25 | #3,236 |
| 1978 | 15 | #4,459 |
| 1977 | 12 | #5,212 |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
Names like Linh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kiki, Suki, Dakota, Yumna, Rumi, Yuna, Mika, Miri, Minha, Akosua, Tori, Akua
Names related to Linh
More Vietnamese names
An, Minh, Anh, Vy, Khoi, Khang, Ngoc, Can, Nhi, Nam, Thang, Khoa, Vinh, Phuong, Nguyen, Liem
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Linh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/linh, updated 20 October 2026.