Around the globe, לינג (Ling 
, Linge 
, לינג 
) is a common largely female, but infrequently male first name. The first name לינג is habitual in Hong Kong, where it is a common predominantly female, but very infrequently boy's name, Macao, and Brunei, where it is quite a common epicene name (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Hong Kong, Indonesia, and China. More frequently, לינג is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Ling | China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Myanmar |
| Linge | China, Indonesia, Malaysia, United States, Myanmar |
| לינג | Israel |
לינג is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ling Bouvier , the The Simpsons character; Ling , the character from Disney's Mulan; Ling , character in You Only Live Twice; Ling Xiaoyu , the character in Tekken, Tekken 4 and Ma Ling , the fictional character in Water Margin, among other works.