Linnet — girls' name
135 babies named Linnet in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
135 girls have been named Linnet since 1947, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 2007.
- 135
- total births
- 1947–2007
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
32% of everyone ever named Linnet was born in this single decade.
12 babies were named Linnet in 1967 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Linnet
The Social Security Administration has registered 135 babies named Linnet between 1947 and 2007, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Linnet currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 12 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Linnet performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Linnet shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Linnet 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 135 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.
Linnet at a glance
Last recorded 2007Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Linnet popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1947
- Peak year (1967)
- 12
- Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2007.
135 total births across 61 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1967 with 12 births in a single year.
Linnet by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 43 births that decade — 32% of Linnet's all-time total
Linnet decade highlights
- Peak decade 43 births
- Runner-up 34 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Linnet's strongest decade
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 32% of all-time use.
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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, 1947–2007 (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.