How Many People Are Named Ling?
people named Ling are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,627,546 people in the US has this name
Based on 215 babies named Ling in Social Security records from 1977 to 2024, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
13 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From Chinese 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul", 铃 (líng) meaning "bell, chime", or other Chinese characters which are pronounced similarly.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Ling, 91.9% were girls and 8.2% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ling alive today is about 31 years old, and 59% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 21 and 41 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ling first appears in the records in 1977 and was given most often in 1981, to 13 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2024.
Babies given the name each year, 1977 to 2024
🏆 Rank History
Ling has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #5,446, in 1981.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #5,446 (1981) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #7,978 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ling alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ling were born in California than in any other state: about 25 of those alive today.
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