MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Lina mean?
Lina is the feminine form of Sanskrit līna, absorbed or merged into something. In contemplative language, the word can describe a mind immersed in thought or devotion.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
लीना
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Lina in Indian usage
30,920 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (99.5%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 30,767 records (99.5%).
- Recorded as male: 153 records (0.5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 875 |
| 1960s | 4,380 |
| 1970s | 11,621 |
| 1980s | 9,891 |
| 1990s | 3,844 |
| Other decades | 309 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 12,928 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 3,054 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 2,305 |
| Delhi | 2,129 |
| Rajasthan | 1,941 |
| Haryana | 1,288 |
| Jharkhand | 1,221 |
| Bihar | 1,179 |
| Odisha | 1,004 |
| Goa | 775 |
| Assam | 698 |
| Punjab | 540 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 432 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 351 |
| Uttarakhand | 294 |
| Tripura | 133 |
| Maharashtra | 103 |
| Meghalaya | 101 |
| Other states | 444 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Lina / F | 200 | 234 |
| Scotland | Lina / F | 9 | 359 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Lina ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Lina; Table_6, C239 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Lina; Table_6, C239
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Lina; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Lina; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl
- Monier-Williams, līna, p. 903,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.