Unisex name · since 2023

Linny

Linny has 10 recorded births since 2023 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#55,875 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 2023
2020s
peak decade

Linny sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 10 recorded since 2023.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Linny has been recorded 10 times among girls since 2023, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2023 to 2024.

  • #55,875 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 10 born since 2023
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Linny ranks #55,875 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 2023, peaking in the 2020s.

#55,875 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 2023
2020s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Linny's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Linny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Linny splits its recorded history at 2024: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2023 (5 births).

Linny popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2023)
5
Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
5 20232024 5

Linny popularity over time - boys

6 total births recorded since 1965 (Linny as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 6 births
6 1965 6

Linny by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).

2020s was Linny's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Linny births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Linny?
10 babies have been named Linny since 2023. All-time, it sits at #55,875 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2024. The peak year was 2023 with 5 births.
Where does Linny sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Linny ranks #55,875 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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?
The SSA has tracked Linny since 2023 -- 2 years through the most recent 2024 data.
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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Linny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2023–2024 (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 Linny 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.