NameTides

Linn

Linn peaked in the US in 1891 at #841, and is too rare now to appear in the latest official lists.

Linn as a boy’s name

  • US
Linn as a boy’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020
Linn as a boy’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUS
1989#7,905 (5)
1986#5,926 (6)
1985#5,147 (7)
1984#5,561 (6)
1983#5,484 (6)
1982#5,003 (7)
1980#3,838 (10)
1979#4,842 (7)
1978#4,157 (8)
1977#4,582 (7)
1975#4,309 (7)
1974#2,946 (12)
1973#2,716 (13)
1972#2,819 (12)
1971#3,370 (9)

Linn as a girl’s name

  • US
  • Scotland
Linn as a girl’s name, US, ScotlandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, Scotland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020
Linn as a girl’s name, US, ScotlandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, Scotland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSScotland
2005#16,462 (5)—
2003#15,784 (5)—
1997#13,724 (5)—
1994#11,778 (6)—
1992#11,738 (6)—
1990#11,409 (6)—
1988#9,244 (7)—
1987#9,825 (6)—
1985#8,318 (7)—
1984#8,153 (7)#547 (3)
1982#5,911 (11)—
1981#8,128 (7)—
1979#6,696 (9)—
1978#5,958 (10)—
1977#5,213 (12)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1891 at #841.
  • First recorded in the US in 1882.
  • In 1985, 50% of US babies named Linn were girls.