What is Lina short for?

Lina is short for Caroline, Catalina, Alina, Carolina, Paulina and Karolina. In 2025, 527 girls in the United States were given Lina as their full name, with nothing longer behind it, according to Social Security records.

The names behind Lina

Each count is the number of children given that name in the United States in 2025, from US Social Security records. A name given to fewer than five children in a year is left out of the published file.

Caroline French origin

Lina from Caroline: via Carolina, soft ending.

2,646 girls named Caroline in 2025

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Catalina Spanish origin

Lina from Catalina: gentle ending as its own name.

2,456 girls named Catalina in 2025

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Alina Germanic origin

Lina from Alina: short form, a name on its own.

2,204 girls named Alina in 2025

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