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Origin & history of Ling1
Chinese roots
Ling comes from the Chinese tradition, meaning Spiritual Being.
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How popular is Ling?
1981
peak year
The name Ling reached its peak in 1981, with 13 registrations (ranked #5447). It had only entered records 4 years earlier, in 1977. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #13946) today, averaging about 7 new babies per year. Across all years on record, approximately 215 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
13
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #5,447)
(ranked #5,447)
7
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
70
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
215
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Ling6
Life path number
The Nurturer
Nurturing, love and responsibility.
❤️Nurturing
🏡Home-centred
⚖️Just
🌸Generous
L3
I9
N5
G7
Sum: 24 → Life path 6
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Personality of Ling❤️
Nurturing heart
They notice when someone is struggling before anyone else.
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Creates warmth
Their circle is warmer for their presence.
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Strong morals
They know what's right and stand by it.
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Quietly selfless
They give and give, often without realising how much.
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