Link vs Linwood

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

Name A

Link

Boy name · Rank #1419

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Name B

Linwood

Boy name · Rank #6838

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Metric Link Linwood
Current Rank #1419 #6838
Total Births (all years) 2,689 12,776
Peak Year 2022 1948
Peak Year Births 204 276
Peak Decade 2010s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1893 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Link Linwood
1880s - 61
1890s 6 114
1900s 5 195
1910s 55 1,094
1920s 49 1,813
1930s 18 1,679
1940s 40 2,254
1950s 73 2,316
1960s 153 1,398
1970s 138 805
1980s 35 480
1990s 33 276
2000s 157 147
2010s 1,011 91
2020s 916 53

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Link Linwood
2014 95 10
2015 134 13
2016 146 8
2017 135 9
2018 158 12
2019 151 6
2020 171 11
2021 156 16
2022 204 8
2023 147 6
2024 130 12
2025 108 -

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, 1893–2025.

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