Total births
17
Girls' name · since 1986
Linze
17 babies named Linze in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 17
- total births
- 1986–1991
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
Linze is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 17 have been recorded since 1986.
Linze has 17 recorded births among girls since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 1991.
- 17 total births
- 1986–1991 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 59% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
17 girls have been named Linze since 1986, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1991.
- 17
- total births
- 1986–1991
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
59% of everyone ever named Linze was born in this single decade.
1986
Single peak year
7 babies were named Linze in 1986 - its busiest year on record.
Linze's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Linze splits its recorded history at 1990: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Linze at a glance
Last recorded 1991Peak year
1986
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1986
Linze popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1991
- Peak year (1986)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Linze by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Linze's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Linze births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 10 births (59% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Linze? ▼
Since 1986, Social Security records show 17 babies named Linze. The most recent recorded year was 1991. Its busiest year on record was 1986, with 7 births.
When was Linze most popular? ▼
Linze was most popular in the 1990s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Linze been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Linze since 1986 -- 6 years through the most recent 1991 data.
What names are similar to Linze? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Linze
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1986–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Linze: Baby Name Since 1986 - 17 Births, Peak 1986." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/linze. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Linze 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 July 2026.