Unisex name · since 1975
Linh
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 1,519 babies named Linh, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,655 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,934 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,519
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Linh currently ranks #6934 among unisex names in America, with 1,519 babies recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Linh recorded 1,519 times among girls since 1975, holding rank #6934 nationally today, ahead of 60% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #5,655 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,934 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,519 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Linh ranks #5,655 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,934 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,519 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,655 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,934 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,519
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Linh's 1,519 recorded births place it above 92.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Linh compares
1,519 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Linh's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Linh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,519 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 64 | 21 | 19,840 |
Linh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Linh's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 31% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 69%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2023, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1984 peak of 64, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Linh popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (1984)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Linh popularity over time - boys
213 total births recorded since 1975 (Linh as boys' name)
Linh by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (558 births, 37% of the file).
1980s was Linh's strongest decade.
558 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Linh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 64
1970s
64 births
- 1980s
1980s
558 births
- 1990s
1990s
420 births
- 2000s 218
2000s
218 births
- 2010s 183
2010s
183 births
- 2020s 76
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 558 births (37% of all-time use).
How Linh 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 Linh's total volume
Linh by state
Where Linh concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 380 | 25.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 151 | 9.9% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 17 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.3% |
380 of 1,519 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Linh's data
- Linh's decade-level peak was the 1980s (558 total births); usage has since declined to 76 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Linhs (380 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Linh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Linh 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.