Girls' name · since 1956
Linora
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 26 babies named Linora, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #42,788 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1956
- 1950s
- peak decade
Linora is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 26 have been recorded since 1956.
Social Security Administration records show Linora recorded 26 times among girls since 1956, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2023.
- #42,788 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 26 born since 1956
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Linora ranks #42,788 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1956, peaking in the 1950s.
- #42,788 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1956
- 1950s
- peak decade
Linora's 26 recorded births place it above 40.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Linora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Linora splits its recorded history at 2016: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1958 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Linora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2023
- Peak year (2023)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Linora by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (12 births, 46% of the file).
1950s was Linora's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Linora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 12 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Linora's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2020s (8) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Linora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1956–2023 (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 Linora 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.