Total births
10
US rank #17320 Unisex name Peak 2023 10 births
Linny — #17320 US unisex name
10 babies named Linny in U.S. Social Security records since 2023, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#17320
of 17,661 girls in use
More common than 2% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Linny was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
5 babies were named Linny in 2023 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Linny
The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Linny between 2023 and 2024, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Linny currently holds the #17320 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 5 babies received it in a single year. Linny is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 6 additional births since 1965.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Linny performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Linny 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 10 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.
Linny at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#17,320
Active since
2023
Linny popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2023
- Peak year (2023)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
Linny popularity over time — boys
6 total births recorded since 1965 (Linny as boys' name)
Linny by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 10 births that decade — 100% of Linny's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Linny? ▼
10 babies have been named Linny since 2023. It currently ranks #17320 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 5 births.
When was Linny most popular? ▼
Linny was most popular in the 2020s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Is Linny a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Linny is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 10 births, and as a boy's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Linny been used? ▼
Linny has been recorded in Social Security data since 2023, spanning 2 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Linny? ▼
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.
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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, 2023–2024 (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.