Linnea
Linnea was given to 149 girls in 2025, #1,449 among girls’ names; 9,944 Americans have been recorded with it since 1894 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 8,320 Americans named Linnea and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (84% of everyone recorded); the median is 31 years old and half are between 15 and 54.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Linnea by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Linnea mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Linnea is “a female given name from Latin of Swedish origin, occasionally used since the twentieth century.”
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Linnea?
#1,449 among girls’ names, 2025
Linnea fell from #1,346 in 2015 to #1,449 in 2025 among girls’ names; its share of girls born fell from 99.2 to 92.7 per million.
177 babies in 2015, the peak
Linnea peaked in 2015, when 177 girls were given it, #1,346 among girls’ names. The 149 births of 2025 are 84% of that peak.
| Year | Births | Rank | Per million girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 149 | #1,449 | 92.7 |
| 2024 | 131 | #1,606 | 80.9 |
| 2023 | 150 | #1,467 | 93.5 |
| 2022 | 136 | #1,566 | 82.9 |
| 2021 | 135 | #1,559 | 82.3 |
| 2020 | 125 | #1,651 | 77.3 |
| 2019 | 126 | #1,674 | 75.1 |
| 2018 | 154 | #1,439 | 90.5 |
| 2017 | 154 | #1,462 | 89.2 |
| 2016 | 159 | #1,452 | 89.7 |
Every recorded year (128)
| Year | Births | Rank | Per million girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 177 | #1,346 | 99.2 |
| 2014 | 157 | #1,452 | 87.9 |
| 2013 | 161 | #1,417 | 91.8 |
| 2012 | 147 | #1,514 | 83.5 |
| 2011 | 130 | #1,649 | 73.9 |
| 2010 | 147 | #1,525 | 82.7 |
| 2009 | 140 | #1,605 | 76.2 |
| 2008 | 149 | #1,553 | 78.8 |
| 2007 | 143 | #1,584 | 74.4 |
| 2006 | 160 | #1,421 | 84.2 |
| 2005 | 137 | #1,516 | 74.1 |
| 2004 | 130 | #1,538 | 70.8 |
| 2003 | 143 | #1,391 | 78.3 |
| 2002 | 126 | #1,504 | 70.1 |
| 2001 | 106 | #1,707 | 58.9 |
| 2000 | 124 | #1,482 | 68.3 |
| 1999 | 117 | #1,477 | 66.0 |
| 1998 | 127 | #1,362 | 71.9 |
| 1997 | 117 | #1,421 | 67.2 |
| 1996 | 123 | #1,372 | 70.2 |
| 1995 | 112 | #1,443 | 63.7 |
| 1994 | 121 | #1,371 | 67.8 |
| 1993 | 118 | #1,385 | 65.2 |
| 1992 | 126 | #1,330 | 68.3 |
| 1991 | 123 | #1,334 | 65.6 |
| 1990 | 115 | #1,373 | 60.6 |
| 1989 | 92 | #1,544 | 49.9 |
| 1988 | 98 | #1,422 | 55.0 |
| 1987 | 83 | #1,539 | 47.7 |
| 1986 | 99 | #1,335 | 57.7 |
| 1985 | 86 | #1,454 | 50.0 |
| 1984 | 80 | #1,455 | 47.5 |
| 1983 | 90 | #1,338 | 53.9 |
| 1982 | 111 | #1,212 | 65.6 |
| 1981 | 115 | #1,161 | 68.9 |
| 1980 | 83 | #1,466 | 50.0 |
| 1979 | 90 | #1,369 | 56.1 |
| 1978 | 87 | #1,361 | 56.8 |
| 1977 | 74 | #1,490 | 48.3 |
| 1976 | 73 | #1,439 | 49.8 |
| 1975 | 80 | #1,344 | 54.9 |
| 1974 | 50 | #1,790 | 34.1 |
| 1973 | 60 | #1,558 | 41.1 |
| 1972 | 47 | #1,816 | 30.9 |
| 1971 | 78 | #1,371 | 46.9 |
| 1970 | 61 | #1,579 | 34.9 |
| 1969 | 62 | #1,511 | 36.8 |
| 1968 | 56 | #1,528 | 34.1 |
| 1967 | 52 | #1,575 | 31.5 |
| 1966 | 64 | #1,375 | 37.8 |
| 1965 | 71 | #1,284 | 40.2 |
| 1964 | 78 | #1,250 | 41.2 |
| 1963 | 69 | #1,337 | 35.8 |
| 1962 | 81 | #1,228 | 41.2 |
| 1961 | 74 | #1,292 | 36.7 |
| 1960 | 75 | #1,273 | 37.1 |
| 1959 | 82 | #1,179 | 40.5 |
| 1958 | 80 | #1,192 | 39.8 |
| 1957 | 93 | #1,088 | 45.5 |
| 1956 | 96 | #1,046 | 47.8 |
| 1955 | 103 | #986 | 52.7 |
| 1954 | 104 | #947 | 53.6 |
| 1953 | 107 | #909 | 56.9 |
| 1952 | 104 | #908 | 56.1 |
| 1951 | 113 | #843 | 62.7 |
| 1950 | 108 | #852 | 63.0 |
| 1949 | 105 | #857 | 61.4 |
| 1948 | 102 | #863 | 60.1 |
| 1947 | 99 | #887 | 55.8 |
| 1946 | 106 | #803 | 67.5 |
| 1945 | 101 | #745 | 77.3 |
| 1944 | 70 | #922 | 52.7 |
| 1943 | 86 | #840 | 61.6 |
| 1942 | 63 | #987 | 46.6 |
| 1941 | 44 | #1,126 | 36.4 |
| 1940 | 46 | #1,069 | 40.2 |
| 1939 | 37 | #1,208 | 33.7 |
| 1938 | 33 | #1,280 | 29.9 |
| 1937 | 21 | #1,710 | 19.7 |
| 1936 | 20 | #1,720 | 19.2 |
| 1935 | 27 | #1,431 | 25.7 |
| 1934 | 17 | #1,962 | 16.3 |
| 1933 | 25 | #1,499 | 24.8 |
| 1932 | 19 | #1,849 | 17.8 |
| 1931 | 20 | #1,780 | 18.8 |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,494 | 11.5 |
| 1929 | 17 | #2,058 | 15.2 |
| 1928 | 16 | #2,246 | 13.9 |
| 1927 | 23 | #1,797 | 19.3 |
| 1926 | 19 | #2,042 | 16.0 |
| 1925 | 16 | #2,337 | 13.1 |
| 1924 | 25 | #1,746 | 20.0 |
| 1923 | 24 | #1,756 | 19.9 |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,534 | 7.5 |
| 1921 | 25 | #1,747 | 20.3 |
| 1920 | 24 | #1,728 | 20.0 |
| 1919 | 42 | #1,149 | 37.2 |
| 1918 | 53 | #993 | 45.8 |
| 1917 | 43 | #1,093 | 39.8 |
| 1916 | 47 | #1,008 | 45.0 |
| 1915 | 39 | #1,086 | 39.6 |
| 1914 | 28 | #1,165 | 36.8 |
| 1913 | 42 | #815 | 67.2 |
| 1912 | 35 | #854 | 62.7 |
| 1911 | 16 | #1,145 | 38.2 |
| 1910 | 15 | #1,189 | 37.8 |
| 1909 | 17 | #1,005 | 49.0 |
| 1908 | 12 | #1,241 | 35.9 |
| 1907 | 11 | #1,251 | 34.5 |
| 1906 | 10 | #1,274 | 33.9 |
| 1905 | 12 | #1,135 | 41.1 |
| 1904 | 14 | #983 | 50.8 |
| 1903 | 13 | #1,006 | 49.6 |
| 1902 | 9 | #1,272 | 34.1 |
| 1901 | 10 | #1,105 | 41.8 |
| 1900 | 8 | #1,510 | 26.7 |
| 1898 | 7 | #1,446 | 27.1 |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,607 | 22.4 |
Ranks and shares: girls’ names in each year’s SSA file; share of all girls SSA recorded that year.
Is Linnea a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Linnea has been recorded only for girls: SSA lists no boys with the name in 128 years of records (it lists a name only in years with 5 or more babies of a sex).
Girls and boys named Linnea: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Linnea, and how old are they?
8,320 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 84% of the 9,944 Americans ever recorded as Linnea. The median Linnea alive today is 31 years old; half are between 15 and 54.
The 2020 Census counted 7,792 people named Linnea (7,783 women and girls, 9 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 7,819 born in the U.S. The Census count matches that prediction to within 1%.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 270 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 1,360 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 1,010 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 1,650 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 2,120 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 1,900 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Linnea born?
The states with the most babies named Linnea are California, Minnesota and Washington, with 45% of its births recorded by state in 2025; Minnesota and Washington are not among the ten states with the most births.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, girls | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 16 | #1,451 | 1.1× |
| Minnesota | 14 | #389 | 4.7× |
| Washington | 10 | #654 | 2.6× |
| New York | 9 | #1,471 | 0.4× |
| Colorado | 8 | #675 | 0.7× |
| Texas | 7 | #2,808 | 0.1× |
| Utah | 7 | #576 | 0.2× |
| Massachusetts | 6 | #836 | 1.1× |
| New Jersey | 6 | #1,105 | 0.1× |
| Florida | 5 | #2,352 | 0.2× |
Where Linnea is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Linnea is most over-represented in Minnesota: since 1910 it was given 4.7 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among girls’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Linnea with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 8 names spelled alike, given to 134,554 babies since 1880, Linnea is the fourth most given (7.4% of them). In 2025 it was given to 149 of their 1,737 babies (8.6%), again the fourth most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Linnea
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
| Name | Recorded | 1890-2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Camille | 77,120 |
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Linnea and names like it
- Compare Linnea and LynneBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 2010sLinnea peaked in 2015.
- California’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Linnea since 1910.
- Swedish namesWiktionary’s origin for Linnea: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 2015The year the most babies were named Linnea.
- The names of Generation ZMost people named Linnea alive today were born 1997-2012.
- Names starting with LMost given first.