Baby Names ExplorerMeaning-first search across thousands of names

Name profile

Boy/GirlShort

Ling

From Chinese 灵 meaning "spirit, soul", 铃 meaning "bell, chime", or other Chinese characters that are pronounced similarly.

Usage languagesChinese
US rank (2024)#12,161

Meaning and history

From Chinese 灵 (líng), meaning “spirit” or “soul,” 铃 (líng), meaning “bell” or “chime,” or other Chinese characters with the same pronunciation.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20052005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: 8 births, rank #12,420
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
20102010: 10 births, rank #10,451
2011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: 7 births, rank #13,150
2014: no US SSA record for this spelling
20152015: no US SSA record for this spelling
2016: 6 births, rank #14,331
2017: 7 births, rank #12,713
2018: no US SSA record for this spelling
2019: no US SSA record for this spelling
20202020: no US SSA record for this spelling
2021: no US SSA record for this spelling
2022: no US SSA record for this spelling
2023: no US SSA record for this spelling
20242024: 7 births, rank #12,161

In 2024, 7 babies were recorded with the name Ling, ranking #12,161 among girls.

Privacy choices

Baby Names Explorer can show non-personalized Google Ads by default. The shortlist stays on your device only when you choose to save names, and your ad choice is remembered locally.

Analytics cookies are enabled by default outside Europe unless you turn them off. In the EEA, UK, and Switzerland they remain disabled until you confirm this choice. See the policies page for more detail.