Recorded 1958–1964 Girls' name Peak 1959 29 births

Linne — girls' name

29 babies named Linne in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s131960s16

The verdict

29 girls have been named Linne since 1958, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1964.

29
total births
1958–1964
years on record
1960s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Linne was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

8 babies were named Linne in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Linne

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Linne between 1958 and 1964, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Linne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Linne performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Linne shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Linne 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 29 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.

Linne at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

29

Since 1958

7 years of records

Peak year

1959

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1958

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1964

Linne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1958

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1959)
8
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
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Linne by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
16 births that decade — 55% of Linne's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Linne?
29 babies have been named Linne since 1958. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1959 with 8 births.
When was Linne most popular?
Linne was most popular in the 1960s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Linne been used?
Linne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 7 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Linne?
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, 1958–1964 (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.