Boys' name · since 1951
Linas
Linas has 117 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,389 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 117
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
117 boys have been named Linas since 1951, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Linas has 117 recorded births among boys since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 1971.
- #16,389 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 117 born since 1951
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Linas ranks #16,389 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 117 born since 1951, peaking in the 1960s.
- #16,389 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 117
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
Linas's 117 recorded births place it above 63.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Linas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Linas's SSA record in two at 1960 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1951, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1957 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Linas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1971
- Peak year (1957)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Linas by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (60 births, 51% of the file).
1960s was Linas's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Linas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
52 births
- 1960s
1960s
60 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 60 births (51% of all-time use).
Linas by state
Where Linas concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 33 | 28.2% |
33 of 117 births nationwide.
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What to do with Linas's data
- Linas's decade-level peak was the 1960s (60 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Linass (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Linas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~20 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1951–1971 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Linas 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 August 2026.