Girls' name · since 1894
Linnea
Since 1894, U.S. Social Security records show 9,944 babies named Linnea, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,677 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,444 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,944
- born since 1894
- 2010s
- peak decade
Linnea currently ranks #1444 among girls' names in America, with 9,944 babies recorded since 1894.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Linnea has been recorded 9,944 times among girls since 1894, currently ranked #1444 nationally and more common than 92% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 2025.
- #1,677 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,444 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,944 born since 1894
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Linnea ranks #1,677 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,444 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,944 born since 1894, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,677 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,444 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,944
- born since 1894
- 2010s
- peak decade
Linnea's 9,944 recorded births place it above 97.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Linnea compares
9,944 Top 10% higher than 90% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Linnea's all-time total is 26x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Linnea | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,944 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 177 | 21 | 19,840 |
Linnea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Linnea's full recorded timeline at 1962, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1894, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 177 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Linnea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 177
- Annual births at peak, across 132 years of records
Linnea by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,512 births, 15% of the file).
2010s was Linnea's strongest decade.
1,512 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Linnea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 12
1890s
12 births
- 1900s 116
1900s
116 births
- 1910s 360
1910s
360 births
- 1920s 198
1920s
198 births
- 1930s 232
1930s
232 births
- 1940s
1940s
822 births
- 1950s
1950s
990 births
- 1960s
1960s
682 births
- 1970s
1970s
700 births
- 1980s
1980s
937 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,199 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,358 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,512 births
- 2020s
2020s
826 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,512 births (15% of all-time use).
How Linnea 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 Linnea's total volume
Linnea by state
Where Linnea concentrates geographically, total births since 1894
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,156 | 11.6% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 941 | 9.5% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 931 | 9.4% |
| #4 | Washington | | 493 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 346 | 3.5% |
| #6 | New York | | 312 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 284 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 159 | 1.6% |
1,156 of 9,944 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Linnea appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Linnea's data
- Linnea's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,512 total births) through the 2020s (826) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Linneas (1,156 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 Linnea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~131 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, 1894–2025 (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 Linnea 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.