Linux — #10593 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Linux

The Social Security Administration has registered 82 babies named Linux between 2012 and 2024, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Linux currently holds the #10593 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Linux is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2016.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Linux performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Linux shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Linux 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 82 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.