Girls' name · since 1959
Linita
Since 1959, U.S. Social Security records show 34 babies named Linita, peaking in 1962. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #39,557 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 1959
- 1960s
- peak decade
Linita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 34 recorded since 1959.
Social Security Administration records show Linita recorded 34 times among girls since 1959, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 1966.
- #39,557 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 34 born since 1959
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Linita ranks #39,557 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 1959, peaking in the 1960s.
- #39,557 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 1959
- 1960s
- peak decade
Linita's 34 recorded births place it above 45.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Linita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Linita's SSA record in two at 1963 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1962 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Linita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1966
- Peak year (1962)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Linita by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (28 births, 82% of the file).
1960s was Linita's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 82% of all-time use.
Linita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 28 births (82% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Linita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~7 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, 1959–1966 (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 Linita 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.