Ling is a very rare girls' name that peaked in 1981 and has since faded.
Ling is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2024. Ling was first reported in SSA data in 1977 and peaked in 1981 (13 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | #12,910 | — |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | #13,537 | — |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | #15,448 | — |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | #14,041 | — |
| 2010 | 10 | 10 | #10,901 | — |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 | #13,098 | — |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | #10,373 | — |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | #14,666 | — |
| 2000 | 9 | 9 | #10,388 | — |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | #15,812 | — |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | #13,408 | — |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #12,780 | — |
| 1994 | 7 | — | #11,258 | — |
| 1992 | 8 | — | #10,042 | — |
| 1991 | 7 | — | — | #6,986 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | #8,247 | — |
| 1989 | 11 | — | #11,705 | #8,706 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #11,170 | — |
| 1987 | 7 | — | #9,368 | — |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #9,112 | — |
| 1985 | 8 | — | #7,987 | — |
| 1984 | 7 | — | #8,693 | — |
| 1983 | 7 | — | #8,587 | — |
| 1982 | 12 | — | #9,907 | #6,094 |
| 1981 | 13 | — | #5,447 | — |
| 1980 | 8 | — | #7,813 | — |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #10,680 | — |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #10,531 | — |