Linville vs Linwood

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

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Linville

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Name B

Linwood

Boy name · Rank #6816

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Metric Linville Linwood
Current Rank Unranked #6816
Total Births (all years) 407 12,776
Peak Year 1942 1948
Peak Year Births 19 276
Peak Decade 1940ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Linville Linwood
1880ss — 61
1890ss — 114
1900ss — 195
1910ss 28 1,094
1920ss 97 1,813
1930ss 73 1,679
1940ss 109 2,254
1950ss 66 2,316
1960ss 23 1,398
1970ss 6 805
1980ss 5 480
1990ss — 276
2000ss — 147
2010ss — 91
2020ss — 53

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Linville 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, 1916–1980.

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