Linda

More common with older women. It's a name like Debra...

Linda has a certain reputation among some that I think is undeserved. It's very pretty!

This is my grandmother's name. I really love this name's meaning and I'm glad to see that it's still in the US top 1,000.

It sounds very pretty, however my primary association with this name is 'sitcom mom' so I don't see it so much as an option for kids.

It means beautiful in my native language, and is my favorite of the Karen-Susan-Gail bunch. I like it as much as I'm able to like a secular name.

This is not a pleasant name at all.

I wish Linda would come back into popularity soon. The sound of Linda is chic and maidenly.

Linda is a beautiful name in my opinion. It has class, it's uncommon, and just look at the meaning! Also, just say it! It sounds wonderful. Lindy is also a very cute nickname. Linda is very uncommon nowadays, despite its huge popularity in the 1930s-50s. It's also cool sounding. I think of a badass girl with this name. One of my absolute favorites.

My girlfriend’s name is Linda. It’s a beautiful name to me. Very special.

It's true for people who think this name is overused. Even in the country I live, I know about 20-30 women with this name. However, the name Linda is pretty, sweet, and ages well in my opinion.

I love love love the meaning, but it’s very common nowadays. I guess it’s because mothers love it so much! :)

Wayyy too common/boring. I prefer Lindsey.

I feel like Linda is a sweet and pretty name that goes well with lots of middle and last names. It fell out of popularity, I think, because of how high the popularity was at one point. People thought it was too common all of a sudden and didn't want their kids to all have the same name. Who can blame them? I think Linda is ready to make a comeback, though. It feels classic but still modern enough to sound good in this era.

Alright. Not that good, but not that bad. Many years ago it was really popular, not so much anymore. Simple name.

I think it's a wonderful name!

Beautiful rose.

It's an okay name. My grandmother is named Linda and she's not the nicest person so she kind of tainted the name for me. But whatever, I'd rather be named Linda than some trashy kre8tive name.

I love the nickname Lyndie/Lindie so much.

I don't really like this name to be honest, I DON'T hate it though as there are way worse names (Neveah, Abcde, Khaleesi, etc.).
I do however really like the nickname Lyn/Lin.

Linda puts the "duh" in Lynne.

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Seriously, I've always disliked the name Linda, even as a kid. I was born in 1955 and knew more than my share of people with this name. I didn't mind Lynne or Linette or Lindsay or any of the other Lin names, just Linda. I thought it sounded stupid, with the emphasis on "duh."

For all you girls out there... or boys...:/ with the name Linda don't let anyone tell you that it is an ugly name because hell no it ain't.

This is such a pretty, classic name. I'm a huge fan of the classic names such as Susan, Denise, Patricia, etc. Little kids can go by Lindy as well as a cute nickname. Much more pretty than Lindsay.

Names like this are usually kind of boring (vintage names like Sharon, Ruth, Mary or Carol), but I've grown to find this one kind of pretty. At least most Linda's are happy with the fact that their name means pretty in Spanish, even though most of them are British!

Linda is a classy and old fashioned name. One of my favorite old fashioned girl names! It would be weird to see a girl of 2019 with this name unless she is above the age of 30, but it’s okay if younger females have this name. I think Linda sounds more like the name of a mom which is a cartoon stereotype. A lot of moms on TV have Linda as their name. I still love this name, but I wouldn’t use it. I’m using it for a character, if that helps!

Seems like a lot of Lindas I know don't like using the full name and go by the nickname of Lynn or even Lin.

I think Linda is pretty. It is a name from the 50s. Seems to have many definitions that people don't agree on, but I always heard it means "pretty" and I'm going to go with that, because I just lost my friend Linda and she had the most gorgeous huge smile.!

Linda is a name, and it’s perfectly fine not to like it but I wanted to point something out. (1) Linda has variants like Lynda, and well that’s the only variant I could think of. Anyway let’s get back to out topic. Linda comes from roots, just like how you come from ancestors so I shall part with that being stated. (2) It’s very hypocritical to pick up for your name but bash other names on this site. I did that once on my name and I kinda regret it. (3) And before you say Linda is a “porn star name” just so you know, do you realize how many devil worshippers and porn stars have your name? So I shall part with that being stated.

Linda isn't a bad name, it's just boring to me.

I've known at least 4 Lindas... all unattractive more or less, but at least one went by the name Lynn, which seems a slight improvement.

Never liked it, plain hard ugly sound in contrast to, say Melinda or Belinda.

Sounds like a mom's name.

I like the spelling and the sound of this name. However, it's among the most popular English names for Chinese girls/women, so I will not use it. By the way, Hurricane Linda (1997) was the second-strongest eastern Pacific hurricane on record.

Sounds ugly and middle aged.

Linda is honestly such a harsh, ugly sounding name popular with mainly only Asians nowadays.

There's some pretty harsh comments on here about the name Linda.

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Personally - I don't see anything wrong with it.

I used to actually not like this name, but it is starting to grow on me. I think it's simple and elegant.

I HATE this name. I hate everything about it. For instance, how can you see a little girl being called Linda?

I never thought of Linda as a dated name, because I had a childhood friend named Linda (we were born in the early 1990s). It's a good name for a beautiful young girl.

A beautiful, smart-sounding name. (^^)ｂ.

Linda is a pretty good name. I like a lot of names that start with "L". Linda makes me think of this sour woman from a game I played but I still like it a lot. I like Lin more, and I absolutely LOVE Lynette. I would name my kid Lynette.

Very dated. It makes me imagine a middle aged woman with a high pitched, grating, nasal voice. A woman with overdone hair and nails who has evenings mixing elaborate fruity drinks with her equally obnoxious and middle aged friends. A woman who watches Lifetime for serious. A woman who wears tacky lingerie and feels "sensual" while doing so. That's what the name Linda means to me.

I know an 18 year old named Linda and I find it very interesting. It sounds like an older person's name, but matched with such a pretty young girl, it's quite intriguing.

Linda doesn't sound old to me. It actually sounds more for a prissy, preppy girl :(

This is a lovely name that I might consider for a future daughter. This was the first name of one my favorite teachers, so she emphasizes my fondness for this.

Sure it is/was very popular and commonly used, but it's still a lovely name. I would name a child Linda.

Linda means beautiful and I think it is a great name for kids to grow up with and it fits any age!

Gosh I absolutely hate this name! Can you say ugly?

I like this name, but so many women born in the Forties (including a great-aunt of mine) and Fifties have this name, so it will be played out for quite a while. Maybe in a few decades it will be usable again.

I'm fed up with this name, and it makes me think about rather mean girls and women. I can't think of any famous ones, but I've heard of them for sure.

This is my mom's name so I think it is beautiful. And the meaning fits her well: Pretty!

I love this name for someone. I feel that it shows someone that someone is brave. I live the name and I would love to name someone this name.

My mum's name is Linda, it's not a very common name although I have met a few. I like it, to me it's quite strong but feminine. However, I think it is a little formal.

It's a bit old fashioned, but I think Linda is a lovely name, and as stated, it will probably become popular in a few years.

The first picture that comes into my mind when hearing this name is a stoic, stern middle-aged woman. Something about the name carries a sharp edge to it.

I think it's a wonderful, awesome name!

My name is Lynda, but most people forget and call my Lydia. Over a hundred different people have forgotten my name and called me Lydia or Lisa. Any wonder I dislike my name. But it has grown on me about half way.

This is another name that seems more for women who are currently in their 40s-60s, but I bet there will be plenty of baby Lindas in about 15 years.

I like my name very much, it is pretty but not prissy girly.

I think the name is okay. I have never really liked it, people call me Lindy a lot. My middle name is Katherine and it actually sounds good when you say them both. It was the name I was given at birth, and after my adoptive parents acquired me, they never changed it.