US rank #2153 Boys' name Peak 2003 4,130 births

Lino — #2153 US boys' name

4,130 babies named Lino in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s1361920s2961930s2171940s2011950s2931960s3591970s3631980s4401990s5042000s5932010s4502020s273
#2153
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 85% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

14% of everyone ever named Lino was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

70 babies were named Lino in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lino

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,130 babies named Lino between 1904 and 2024, spanning 121 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lino currently holds the #2153 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 70 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lino performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 593 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Lino shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,055 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Lino in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lino 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 4,130 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.

Lino at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,130

Since 1904

121 years of records

Peak year

2003

70 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,153

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1904

Recorded for 121 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lino popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1904

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
70
Annual births at peak — across 121 years of records
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Lino popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 2015 (Lino as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2015 6

Lino by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
593 births that decade — 14% of Lino's all-time total
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Lino by state

Where Lino concentrates geographically — total births since 1904

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lino
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,055 25.5%
#2 Texas
1,012 24.5%
#3 New York
117 2.8%
#4 Illinois
43 1.0%
#5 Arizona
26 0.6%
#6 Florida
5 0.1%
#7 New Mexico
5 0.1%
#8 Virginia
5 0.1%
California share of Lino's total US births 25.5%
Even split

1,055 of 4,130 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lino?
4,130 babies have been named Lino since 1904. It currently ranks #2153 among boys. The peak year was 2003 with 70 births.
When was Lino most popular?
Lino was most popular in the 2000s decade with 593 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Lino most popular?
The top states for the name Lino are California (1,055 births), Texas (1,012 births), New York (117 births).
How long has the name Lino been used?
Lino has been recorded in Social Security data since 1904, spanning 121 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lino?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lincoln, Linwood, Lindsey, Linus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1904–2024 (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.