Girls' name · since 1946
Linelle
Since 1946, U.S. Social Security records show 51 babies named Linelle, peaking in 1972. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,830 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1946
- 1950s
- peak decade
Linelle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 51 have been recorded since 1946.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Linelle has been recorded 51 times among girls since 1946, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 1978.
- #34,830 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 51 born since 1946
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Linelle ranks #34,830 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 1946, peaking in the 1950s.
- #34,830 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1946
- 1950s
- peak decade
Linelle's 51 recorded births place it above 51.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Linelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Linelle's SSA record in two at 1954 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1952, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Linelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1978
- Peak year (1972)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Linelle by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (25 births, 49% of the file).
1950s was Linelle's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Linelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
12 births
- 1950s
1950s
25 births
- 1970s
1970s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 25 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Linelle's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (25 total births) through the 1970s (14) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Linelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1946–1978 (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 Linelle 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.