Total births
22
Girls' name · since 2013
Linen
22 babies named Linen in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 22
- total births
- 2013–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 77%
- born in that decade
Linen is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 22 have been recorded since 2013.
Social Security Administration records show Linen recorded 22 times among girls since 2013, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2013 to 2025.
- 22 total births
- 2013–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 77% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
22 girls have been named Linen since 2013, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 22
- total births
- 2013–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 77%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
77% of everyone ever named Linen was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
6 babies were named Linen in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
Linen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Linen splits its recorded history at 2023: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2013 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Linen at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2022
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2013
Linen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Linen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Linen's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Linen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 17 births (77% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Linen? ▼
Linen has been given to 22 babies in the U.S. since 2013, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 6 babies were born in 2022, its single highest year.
When was Linen most popular? ▼
Linen was most popular in the 2020s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Linen been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Linen since 2013 -- 13 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Linen? ▼
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 Linen
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Linen
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Lina Girl
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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, 2013–2025 (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. "Linen: Baby Name Since 2013 - 22 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/linen. 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 Linen 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.