Linton vs Linwood

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

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Linton

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Name B

Linwood

Boy name · Rank #6816

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Metric Linton Linwood
Current Rank Unranked #6816
Total Births (all years) 2,360 12,776
Peak Year 1922 1948
Peak Year Births 50 276
Peak Decade 1940ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1883 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Linton Linwood
1880ss 33 61
1890ss 28 114
1900ss 36 195
1910ss 231 1,094
1920ss 358 1,813
1930ss 301 1,679
1940ss 365 2,254
1950ss 308 2,316
1960ss 212 1,398
1970ss 153 805
1980ss 141 480
1990ss 79 276
2000ss 48 147
2010ss 56 91
2020ss 11 53

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Linton Linwood
2014 — 10
2015 6 13
2016 6 8
2017 8 9
2018 — 12
2019 8 6
2020 5 11
2021 — 16
2022 — 8
2023 6 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, 1883–2023.

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