Girls' name · since 1880
Linna
Linna has 876 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1950 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,216 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 876
- born since 1880
- 1980s
- peak decade
Linna sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 876 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Linna has been recorded 876 times among girls since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2024.
- #8,216 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 876 born since 1880
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Linna ranks #8,216 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 876 born since 1880, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,216 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 876
- born since 1880
- 1980s
- peak decade
Linna's 876 recorded births place it above 88.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Linna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Linna's SSA record in two at 1957 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1950 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Linna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2024
- Peak year (1950)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Linna by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (101 births, 12% of the file).
1980s was Linna's strongest decade.
101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.
Linna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 26
1880s
26 births
- 1890s 33
1890s
33 births
- 1900s 19
1900s
19 births
- 1910s
1910s
47 births
- 1920s
1920s
82 births
- 1930s
1930s
55 births
- 1940s
1940s
100 births
- 1950s
1950s
88 births
- 1960s
1960s
54 births
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
- 1980s
1980s
101 births
- 1990s
1990s
76 births
- 2000s
2000s
62 births
- 2010s
2010s
66 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 101 births (12% of all-time use).
How Linna 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 Linna's total volume
Linna by state
Where Linna concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 24 | 2.7% |
24 of 876 births nationwide.
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- Linna's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (101 total births) through the 2020s (35) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Linnas (24 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 Linna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1880–2024 (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 Linna 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.