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Ling

  • Origin Seediq
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 242

Ling is a girl's name with 1 syllable. In 2024 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Ling is a name of Seediq origin.
  • Peaked in 1981, when 13 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1977.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Ling over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Ling by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 10
1980s 86
1990s 49
2000s 33
2010s 30
2020s (to 2024) 7

How popular is Ling?

In 2024, Ling was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Ling is used

England & Wales #5,091 4 in 2015
France #6,434 5 in 2014
United States #12,328 7 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Ling

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Sibling names for Ling

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ling — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Ling

How popular is the name Ling?

In 2024, Ling was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Ling a girl's or a boy's name?

Ling is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Ling?

Ling has 1 syllable.

When was Ling most popular?

Ling peaked in 1981, when 13 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.