Recorded 1978–2015 Girls' name Peak 1984 557 births

Linzi — girls' name

557 babies named Linzi in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s291980s1941990s1742000s1082010s52
1980s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Linzi was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

27 babies were named Linzi in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Linzi

The Social Security Administration has registered 557 babies named Linzi between 1978 and 2015, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Linzi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Linzi performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 194 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Linzi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Linzi in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Linzi 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 557 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.

Linzi at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

557

Since 1978

38 years of records

Peak year

1984

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1978

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2015

Linzi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1978

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1984)
27
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
051015202530 201520102005200019951990198519801978 17

Linzi by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
194 births that decade — 35% of Linzi's all-time total
1970s291980s1941990s1742000s1082010s52

Linzi by state

Where Linzi concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Linzi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 0.9%
Texas share of Linzi's total US births 0.9%

5 of 557 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Linzi?
557 babies have been named Linzi since 1978. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1984 with 27 births.
When was Linzi most popular?
Linzi was most popular in the 1980s decade with 194 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Linzi most popular?
The top states for the name Linzi are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Linzi been used?
Linzi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 38 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Linzi?
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, 1978–2015 (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.