Ling Popularity by Year
Follow Ling across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Ling birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Girls | 7 | #12,161 | Up 552 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 7 | #12,713 | Up 1,618 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 6 | #14,331 | Down 1,181 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 7 | #13,150 | Down 2,699 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 10 | #10,451 | Up 1,969 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 8 | #12,420 | Down 2,528 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 10 | #9,892 | Up 3,703 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 6 | #13,595 | Down 3,721 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 9 | #9,874 | Up 4,537 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 5 | #14,411 | Down 1,985 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 6 | #12,426 | Down 619 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 6 | #11,807 | Down 1,238 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 7 | #10,569 | Down 1,078 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 8 | #9,491 | Down 1,611 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 7 | #6,519 | Up 1,386 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 10 | #7,880 | Up 2,967 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 5 | #7,905 | Down 2,286 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 6 | #10,847 | Down 461 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 6 | #10,386 | Down 1,608 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 7 | #8,778 | Down 255 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 7 | #8,523 | Down 960 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 8 | #7,563 | Up 590 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 7 | #8,153 | Down 106 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 7 | #8,047 | Up 1,190 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 6 | #5,619 | — |
| 1982 | Girls | 6 | #9,237 | Down 3,983 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 13 | #5,254 | Up 2,164 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 8 | #7,418 | Up 2,332 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 5 | #9,750 | Down 98 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 5 | #9,652 | — |