Ling
Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
—
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
Fewer than 5
Peak year
1981
13 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
215
since 1977
Born a Ling? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Ling was most popular in 1981, when 13 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.01 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Ling in 2025. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 144%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2024 | 7 | 12,161 | <5 | — |
| 2023 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2022 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2021 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2020 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2019 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2018 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2017 | 7 | 12,713 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 6 | 14,331 | <5 | — |
| 2015 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2014 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2013 | 7 | 13,150 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2011 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 10 | 10,451 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2008 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2007 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 8 | 12,420 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2004 | 10 | 9,892 | <5 | — |
| 2003 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2002 | 6 | 13,595 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2000 | 9 | 9,874 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 5 | 14,411 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | 6 | 12,426 | <5 | — |
| 1997 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1996 | 6 | 11,807 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1994 | 7 | 10,569 | <5 | — |
| 1993 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1992 | 8 | 9,491 | <5 | — |
| 1991 | <5 | — | 7 | 6,519 |
| 1990 | 10 | 7,880 | <5 | — |
| 1989 | 6 | 10,847 | 5 | 7,905 |
| 1988 | 6 | 10,386 | <5 | — |
| 1987 | 7 | 8,778 | <5 | — |
| 1986 | 7 | 8,523 | <5 | — |
| 1985 | 8 | 7,563 | <5 | — |
| 1984 | 7 | 8,153 | <5 | — |
| 1983 | 7 | 8,047 | <5 | — |
| 1982 | 6 | 9,237 | 6 | 5,619 |
| 1981 | 13 | 5,254 | <5 | — |
| 1980 | 8 | 7,418 | <5 | — |
| 1979 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1978 | 5 | 9,750 | <5 | — |
| 1977 | 5 | 9,652 | <5 | — |
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Recorded as girls 92% · boys 8% across all years