Total births
100
Girls' name · since 2000
Linah
100 babies named Linah in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 100
- total births
- 2000–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
Linah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 100 recorded since 2000.
Linah has 100 recorded births among girls since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- 100 total births
- 2000–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 52% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
100 girls have been named Linah since 2000, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.
- 100
- total births
- 2000–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
52% of everyone ever named Linah was born in this single decade.
2006
Single peak year
9 babies were named Linah in 2006 - its busiest year on record.
Linah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Linah's full recorded timeline at 2015, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Linah at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2006
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2000
Linah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Linah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Linah's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Linah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
28 births
- 2010s
2010s
52 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 52 births (52% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Linah? ▼
100 babies have been named Linah since 2000. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2006 with 9 births.
When was Linah most popular? ▼
Linah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Linah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Linah since 2000 -- 26 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Linah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Linda, Lindsey, Lindsay, Lina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Linah's data
- Linah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (52 total births) through the 2020s (20) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Linah
Nearby Names Like Linah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Linah
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Lindsay Girl
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Lina Girl
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Linnea Girl
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Compare Linah side by side: Linah vs Linda Linah vs Lindsey Linah vs Lindsay
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2000–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Linah: Baby Name Since 2000 - 100 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/linah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Linah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.