Linnie
#7,491 for girls in 2025, 14 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #7,905
Given to girls 91.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1881 · 65 births
- Debut · girls
- 41 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 7,997since 1880
Linnie over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #7,491 | 14 | — | |
| 2024 | #7,594 | 14 | — | |
| 2023 | #6,409 | 18 | — | |
| 2022 | #6,464 | 18 | — | |
| 2021 | #10,292 | 9 | — | |
| 2020 | #12,142 | 7 | — | |
| 2019 | #9,736 | 10 | — | |
| 2018 | #11,427 | 8 | — | |
| 2017 | #14,124 | 6 | — | |
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | #11,835 | 8 | — | |
| 2014 | — | — | ||
| 2013 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | — | |
| 2010 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | #17,294 | 5 | — | |
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | #17,636 | 5 | — | |
| 2006 | — | — | ||
| 2005 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | — | |
| 2003 | — | — | ||
| 2002 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | — | — | ||
| 2000 | — | — | ||
| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 | — | |
| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 | — | |
| 1997 | — | — | ||
| 1996 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | — | |
| 1994 | — | — | ||
| 1993 | — | — | ||
| 1992 | #9,491 | 8 | — | |
| 1991 | — | — | ||
| 1990 | — | — | ||
| 1989 | #12,362 | 5 | #7,905 | 5 |
| 1988 | #8,391 | 8 | — | |
| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 | #6,951 | 5 |
| 1986 | #9,545 | 6 | — | |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | — | |
| 1984 | #7,398 | 8 | — | |
| 1983 | #7,312 | 8 | — | |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | — | |
| 1981 | #9,110 | 6 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | — | |
| 1979 | #9,010 | 6 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #7,649 | 7 | — | |
| 1977 | #5,532 | 11 | #4,582 | 7 |
| 1976 | #3,963 | 16 | #4,418 | 7 |
| 1975 | #5,161 | 11 | #3,941 | 8 |
| 1974 | #5,776 | 9 | — | |
| 1973 | #5,191 | 10 | — | |
| 1972 | #3,177 | 20 | #3,622 | 8 |
| 1971 | #3,266 | 20 | #3,658 | 8 |
| 1970 | #3,435 | 18 | #3,836 | 7 |
| 1969 | #3,199 | 18 | #3,935 | 6 |
| 1968 | #3,057 | 18 | #3,365 | 7 |
| 1967 | #3,085 | 17 | #2,985 | 8 |
| 1966 | #3,266 | 15 | #2,986 | 8 |
| 1965 | #2,411 | 25 | #2,617 | 10 |
| 1964 | #3,515 | 14 | #2,665 | 10 |
| 1963 | #2,015 | 34 | #3,044 | 8 |
| 1962 | #2,031 | 33 | #2,364 | 12 |
| 1961 | #2,150 | 30 | #1,876 | 19 |
| 1960 | #1,887 | 36 | #2,210 | 14 |
| 1959 | #1,617 | 45 | #2,530 | 11 |
| 1958 | #1,820 | 36 | #2,093 | 15 |
| 1957 | #1,588 | 46 | #2,822 | 9 |
| 1956 | #1,693 | 39 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,667 | 38 | #2,558 | 10 |
| 1954 | #1,465 | 47 | #2,114 | 14 |
| 1953 | #1,318 | 54 | #2,391 | 11 |
| 1952 | #1,156 | 67 | #2,376 | 11 |
| 1951 | #1,215 | 58 | #2,495 | 10 |
| 1950 | #1,212 | 58 | #2,438 | 10 |
| 1949 | #1,056 | 72 | #1,872 | 16 |
| 1948 | #1,116 | 64 | #1,943 | 15 |
| 1947 | #1,059 | 70 | #2,076 | 14 |
| 1946 | #1,148 | 55 | #2,403 | 10 |
| 1945 | #968 | 64 | #2,242 | 10 |
| 1944 | #855 | 79 | #2,080 | 12 |
| 1943 | #952 | 68 | #1,833 | 16 |
| 1942 | #887 | 77 | #2,268 | 11 |
| 1941 | #783 | 85 | #2,083 | 12 |
| 1940 | #752 | 85 | #2,478 | 9 |
| 1939 | #805 | 73 | #2,609 | 8 |
| 1938 | #731 | 88 | #3,534 | 5 |
| 1937 | #734 | 85 | #2,332 | 10 |
| 1936 | #733 | 82 | #2,629 | 8 |
| 1935 | #635 | 105 | #3,252 | 6 |
| 1934 | #751 | 79 | #2,742 | 8 |
| 1933 | #666 | 96 | #2,542 | 9 |
| 1932 | #656 | 104 | #2,638 | 9 |
| 1931 | #678 | 97 | #2,003 | 14 |
| 1930 | #657 | 109 | #2,293 | 12 |
| 1929 | #752 | 87 | #2,199 | 13 |
| 1928 | #632 | 124 | #2,387 | 12 |
| 1927 | #655 | 121 | #2,408 | 12 |
| 1926 | #647 | 124 | #3,708 | 6 |
| 1925 | #547 | 172 | #1,935 | 17 |
| 1924 | #641 | 136 | #3,505 | 7 |
| 1923 | #662 | 126 | #2,614 | 11 |
| 1922 | #596 | 145 | #2,801 | 10 |
| 1921 | #528 | 180 | #2,632 | 11 |
| 1920 | #541 | 173 | #2,459 | 12 |
| 1919 | #558 | 152 | #2,511 | 11 |
| 1918 | #523 | 176 | #3,096 | 8 |
| 1917 | #516 | 167 | #2,423 | 11 |
| 1916 | #477 | 178 | #2,543 | 10 |
| 1915 | #460 | 179 | #3,082 | 7 |
| 1914 | #509 | 120 | #2,457 | 8 |
| 1913 | #425 | 135 | — | |
| 1912 | #425 | 122 | #2,544 | 5 |
| 1911 | #439 | 85 | — | |
| 1910 | #432 | 85 | #1,193 | 8 |
| 1909 | #383 | 94 | #1,277 | 6 |
| 1908 | #348 | 105 | #877 | 10 |
| 1907 | #387 | 84 | — | |
| 1906 | #399 | 74 | — | |
| 1905 | #315 | 114 | — | |
| 1904 | #354 | 85 | — | |
| 1903 | #341 | 85 | #1,130 | 5 |
| 1902 | #324 | 91 | #933 | 7 |
| 1901 | #344 | 79 | #1,058 | 5 |
| 1900 | #310 | 113 | #1,050 | 7 |
| 1899 | #355 | 69 | #928 | 6 |
| 1898 | #334 | 87 | — | |
| 1897 | #286 | 98 | — | |
| 1896 | #324 | 81 | — | |
| 1895 | #288 | 96 | — | |
| 1894 | #313 | 78 | — | |
| 1893 | #268 | 100 | — | |
| 1892 | #259 | 104 | — | |
| 1891 | #277 | 79 | — | |
| 1890 | #273 | 83 | #994 | 5 |
| 1889 | #242 | 93 | — | |
| 1888 | #237 | 95 | — | |
| 1887 | #234 | 82 | — | |
| 1886 | #240 | 74 | — | |
| 1885 | #266 | 55 | — | |
| 1884 | #220 | 74 | — | |
| 1883 | #194 | 76 | — | |
| 1882 | #271 | 41 | — | |
| 1881 | #189 | 65 | — | |
| 1880 | #240 | 41 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Linnie was already there! It came in at #240, and was given to 41 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1989–1991, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
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Momentum · girls
Rising
- 103 spots since 2024 (#7,594 → #7,491)
- 4,651 spots since 2020 (#12,142 → #7,491)
- 4,344 spots since 2015 (#11,835 → #7,491)
- Biggest jump: 116 spots in 1935 (#751 → #635)
- Biggest drop: 180 spots in 1946 (#968 → #1,148)
Rise & fade · girls
1 yr to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #189 (65 births)
- Births halved by 1961, 80 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 66 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 66 yrs · run 1880–1945
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,415
- Highest: 1 in 1,415 girls born in 1881 were named Linnie (0.07%)
- Latest: 1 in 114,805 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1910s
- 17.5% of all girls named Linnie (1,399) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 696 | #189 (1881) | #233 |
| 1890s | 875 | #259 (1892) | #298 |
| 1900s | 924 | #310 (1900) | #351 |
| 1910s | 1,399 | #425 (1913) | #476 |
| 1920s | 1,388 | #528 (1921) | #620 |
| 1930s | 918 | #635 (1935) | #705 |
| 1940s | 719 | #752 (1940) | #958 |
| 1950s | 488 | #1,156 (1952) | #1,475 |
| 1960s | 240 | #1,887 (1960) | #2,662 |
| 1970s | 128 | #3,177 (1972) | #5,216 |
| 1980s | 65 | #7,312 (1983) | #9,183 |
| 1990s | 25 | #9,491 (1992) | #12,107 |
| 2000s | 15 | #16,099 (2004) | #17,010 |
| 2010s | 37 | #9,736 (2019) | #12,777 |
| 2020s | 80 | #6,409 (2023) | #8,399 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Linnie in 1898
girls
#334
87 births · 1 in 2,974 girls
Top girls' names in 1898
More about 1898
girls
258,769 girls got a published name in 1898; 1 in 2,974 of them was named Linnie, which outranked 83.1% of the 1,975 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Linnie
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1897
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.