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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Linwood

Boy name · Rank #6838

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Metric Linford Linwood
Current Rank Unranked #6838
Total Births (all years) 779 12,776
Peak Year 1921 1948
Peak Year Births 20 276
Peak Decade 1920s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1896 1880

Births by Decade

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