Girls' name · since 1925
Linette
Since 1925, U.S. Social Security records show 4,285 babies named Linette, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,851 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,356 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,285
- born since 1925
- 1960s
- peak decade
Linette currently ranks #13356 among girls' names in America, with 4,285 babies recorded since 1925.
Linette has 4,285 recorded births among girls since 1925, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13356 as of the latest data, more common than 23% of girls, 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 1925 to 2025.
- #2,851 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,356 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,285 born since 1925
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Linette ranks #2,851 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,356 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,285 born since 1925, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,851 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,356 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,285
- born since 1925
- 1960s
- peak decade
Linette's 4,285 recorded births place it above 96.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Linette compares
4,285 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Linette's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Linette | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,285 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 156 | 21 | 19,840 |
Linette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Linette's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 33% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 67%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1938, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 156, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Linette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2025
- Peak year (1970)
- 156
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Linette by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,077 births, 25% of the file).
1960s was Linette's strongest decade.
1,077 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Linette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 12
1920s
12 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 147
1940s
147 births
- 1950s
1950s
620 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,077 births
- 1970s
1970s
956 births
- 1980s
1980s
464 births
- 1990s 400
1990s
400 births
- 2000s 362
2000s
362 births
- 2010s 178
2010s
178 births
- 2020s 58
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,077 births (25% of all-time use).
How Linette compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Linette's total volume
Linette by state
Where Linette concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 588 | 13.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 456 | 10.6% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 180 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Texas | | 131 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 118 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 101 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 84 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 60 | 1.4% |
588 of 4,285 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Linette appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Linette's data
- Linette's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,077 total births); usage has since declined to 58 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Linettes (588 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Linette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~100 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, 1925–2025 (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 Linette 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.