Around the world, 琳娜 (琳娜 
) is a common predominantly feminine, but very seldom boy's forename. The given name 琳娜 is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is quite a rare predominantly girly, but scarcely male name. Very seldom, 琳娜 is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| 琳娜 | China |
Erlinda, Lina, Linda, Linna, Liudmila, Ljudmila, Ludmila, Ludmilla, Ludmiła, Lynda, Lyudmila, Lüdmila, Mila, Mirlinda, Rinna, Λίνα, Лина, Линда, Линна, Лудмила, Людмила, Людміла, Ліна, Лінда, Мила, לינדה, לינה, מילה, لندا, لودميلا, لينا, ليندا, لیندا, ميلا, মিলা, লিনা, リナ, リンダ, リーナ, 林娜, 琳达, 米拉, 蜜拉, and 리나
琳娜 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Lina Inverse , the fictional character from the Slayers franchise; Lina Greff , the fictional character from The Tin Drum by Günter Grass; Lina Svensson , the fictional character in television series Svensson, Svensson and Lina , the fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren, Emil from Lönneberga.