Recorded 1946–1978 Girls' name Peak 1972 51 births

Linelle — girls' name

51 babies named Linelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

51 girls have been named Linelle since 1946, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1978.

51
total births
1946–1978
years on record
1950s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Linelle was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

8 babies were named Linelle in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Linelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Linelle between 1946 and 1978, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Linelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Linelle performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Linelle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Linelle in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 51 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Linelle at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

51

Since 1946

33 years of records

Peak year

1972

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1946

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1978

Linelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1946

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1972)
8
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Linelle by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
25 births that decade — 49% of Linelle's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Linelle?
51 babies have been named Linelle since 1946. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1972 with 8 births.
When was Linelle most popular?
Linelle was most popular in the 1950s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Linelle been used?
Linelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 33 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Linelle?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1946–1978 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.