Recorded 1986–1991 Girls' name Peak 1986 17 births

Linze — girls' name

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.

1980s71990s10

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.

What the Data Says About Linze

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Linze between 1986 and 1991, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Linze currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Linze performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Linze shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Linze 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 17 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.

Linze at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

17

Since 1986

6 years of records

Peak year

1986

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1986

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1991

Linze popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1986

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1986)
7
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199119901986 7

Linze by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
10 births that decade — 59% of Linze's all-time total
1980s71990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Linze?
17 babies have been named Linze since 1986. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year 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?
Linze has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 6 years of data through 1991.
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.

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, 1986–1991 (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.