Recorded 1945–2013 Girls' name Peak 1955 295 births

Linnae — girls' name

295 babies named Linnae in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s171950s711960s711970s151980s421990s412000s332010s5
1950s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Linnae was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

16 babies were named Linnae in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Linnae

The Social Security Administration has registered 295 babies named Linnae between 1945 and 2013, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Linnae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Linnae performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Linnae shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Linnae in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Linnae in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 295 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Linnae at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

295

Since 1945

69 years of records

Peak year

1955

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1945

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 2013

Linnae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1945

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1955)
16
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
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Linnae by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
71 births that decade — 24% of Linnae's all-time total
1940s171950s711960s711970s151980s421990s412000s332010s5

Linnae by state

Where Linnae concentrates geographically — total births since 1945

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Linnae
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
11 3.7%
#2 California
5 1.7%
Minnesota share of Linnae's total US births 3.7%
Even split

11 of 295 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Linnae?
295 babies have been named Linnae since 1945. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1955 with 16 births.
When was Linnae most popular?
Linnae was most popular in the 1950s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Where is Linnae most popular?
The top states for the name Linnae are Minnesota (11 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Linnae been used?
Linnae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 69 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Linnae?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1945–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.