Girls' name · since 1930
Linnette
1,144 babies named Linnette in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,837 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,144
- born since 1930
- 1960s
- peak decade
Linnette is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,144 have been recorded since 1930.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Linnette has been recorded 1,144 times among girls since 1930, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1930 to 2022.
- #6,837 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,144 born since 1930
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Linnette ranks #6,837 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,144 born since 1930, peaking in the 1960s.
- #6,837 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,144
- born since 1930
- 1960s
- peak decade
Linnette's 1,144 recorded births place it above 90.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Linnette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Linnette's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1939, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Linnette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–2022
- Peak year (1971)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Linnette by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (269 births, 24% of the file).
1960s was Linnette's strongest decade.
269 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Linnette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 13
1930s
13 births
- 1940s 69
1940s
69 births
- 1950s
1950s
219 births
- 1960s
1960s
269 births
- 1970s
1970s
202 births
- 1980s
1980s
139 births
- 1990s
1990s
118 births
- 2000s 76
2000s
76 births
- 2010s 33
2010s
33 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 269 births (24% of all-time use).
How Linnette 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 Linnette's total volume
Linnette by state
Where Linnette concentrates geographically, total births since 1930
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 80 | 7.0% |
| #2 | California | | 34 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6 | 0.5% |
80 of 1,144 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Linnette's data
- Linnette's decade-level peak was the 1960s (269 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Linnettes (80 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Linnette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~92 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, 1930–2022 (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 Linnette 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.