Boys' name · since 1880
Linwood
12,776 babies named Linwood in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,054 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 12,776
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Linwood sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 12,776 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Linwood has been recorded 12,776 times among boys since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2024.
- #1,054 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 12,776 born since 1880
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Linwood ranks #1,054 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12,776 born since 1880, peaking in the 1950s.
- #1,054 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 12,776
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Linwood's 12,776 recorded births place it above 97.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Linwood's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Linwood's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1948 peak of 276, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Linwood popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2024
- Peak year (1948)
- 276
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Linwood popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1930 (Linwood as girls' name)
Linwood by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (2,316 births, 18% of the file).
1950s was Linwood's strongest decade.
2,316 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Linwood births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 61
1880s
61 births
- 1890s 114
1890s
114 births
- 1900s 195
1900s
195 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,094 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,813 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,679 births
- 1940s
1940s
2,254 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,316 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,398 births
- 1970s 805
1970s
805 births
- 1980s 480
1980s
480 births
- 1990s 276
1990s
276 births
- 2000s 147
2000s
147 births
- 2010s 91
2010s
91 births
- 2020s 53
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 2,316 births (18% of all-time use).
How Linwood compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Linwood's total volume
Linwood by state
Where Linwood concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 3,478 | 27.2% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 3,358 | 26.3% |
| #3 | Maine | | 857 | 6.7% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 573 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 491 | 3.8% |
| #6 | New York | | 247 | 1.9% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 176 | 1.4% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 106 | 0.8% |
3,478 of 12,776 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Linwood appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Linwood's data
- Linwood's decade-level peak was the 1950s (2,316 total births); usage has since declined to 53 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Linwoods (3,478 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Linwood: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1948)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1880–2024 (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 Linwood 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.