Linford vs Linwood

Side-by-side comparison of Linford and Linwood — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Linford

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Name B

Linwood

Boy name · Rank #6816

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Metric Linford Linwood
Current Rank Unranked #6816
Total Births (all years) 779 12,776
Peak Year 1921 1948
Peak Year Births 20 276
Peak Decade 1920ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1896 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Linford Linwood
1880ss — 61
1890ss 5 114
1900ss — 195
1910ss 83 1,094
1920ss 144 1,813
1930ss 121 1,679
1940ss 114 2,254
1950ss 100 2,316
1960ss 73 1,398
1970ss 32 805
1980ss 37 480
1990ss 23 276
2000ss 30 147
2010ss 17 91
2020ss — 53

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Linford Linwood
2014 — 10
2015 — 13
2016 — 8
2017 — 9
2018 — 12
2019 5 6
2020 — 11
2021 — 16
2022 — 8
2023 — 6
2024 — 12

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1896–2019.

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