Linh
Meaning
soul, spirit
Say it: LING (closer to LING than LIN)
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Linh has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
When you meet Linh
Most people given the name Linh in the United States were born between 1980 and 2009. The Linh you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Linh deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Linh truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Linh fits with your family’s names and surname.
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