Linn vs Linwood

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

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Linn

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Name B

Linwood

Boy name · Rank #6816

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Metric Linn Linwood
Current Rank Unranked #6816
Total Births (all years) 1,450 12,776
Peak Year 1947 1948
Peak Year Births 50 276
Peak Decade 1940ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1882 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Linn Linwood
1880ss 11 61
1890ss 16 114
1900ss 6 195
1910ss 92 1,094
1920ss 157 1,813
1930ss 152 1,679
1940ss 361 2,254
1950ss 339 2,316
1960ss 180 1,398
1970ss 89 805
1980ss 47 480
1990ss — 276
2000ss — 147
2010ss — 91
2020ss — 53

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Linn Linwood
2014 — 10
2015 — 13
2016 — 8
2017 — 9
2018 — 12
2019 — 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, 1882–1989.

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