Total births
17
Girls' name · since 2007
Linayah
Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Linayah, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 17
- total births
- 2007–2016
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 71%
- born in that decade
17 girls have been named Linayah since 2007, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Linayah has 17 recorded births among girls since 2007, 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 2007 to 2016.
- 17 total births
- 2007–2016 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 71% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
17 girls have been named Linayah since 2007, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2016.
- 17
- total births
- 2007–2016
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 71%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
71% of everyone ever named Linayah was born in this single decade.
2010
Single peak year
6 babies were named Linayah in 2010 - its busiest year on record.
Linayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Linayah splits its recorded history at 2010: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Linayah at a glance
Last recorded 2016Peak year
2010
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2007
Linayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2016
- Peak year (2010)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Linayah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Linayah's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Linayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 12 births (71% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Linayah? ▼
Since 2007, Social Security records show 17 babies named Linayah. The most recent recorded year was 2016. Its busiest year on record was 2010, with 6 births.
When was Linayah most popular? ▼
Linayah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Linayah been used? ▼
Records for Linayah go back to 2007, giving 10 years of history through 2016.
What names are similar to Linayah? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Linayah
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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, 2007–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Linayah: Baby Name Since 2007 - 17 Births, Peak 2010." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/linayah. 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 Linayah 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.