NameTides

Linnea

Linnea was the #1,443 girls' name in the US in 2025 (149 babies), and #3,035 in England & Wales and #1,373 in Canada.

Linnea as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Linnea as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Linnea as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
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.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#1,443 (149)#3,035 (8)—#1,373 (18)
2024#1,598 (131)#2,412 (11)—#1,194 (21)
2023#1,465 (150)#2,689 (9)—#928 (28)
2022#1,560 (136)#2,325 (11)—#1,252 (19)
2021#1,554 (135)#2,711 (9)—#1,153 (22)
2020#1,649 (125)#3,117 (7)—#1,295 (18)
2019#1,668 (126)#2,643 (9)—#1,471 (16)
2018#1,435 (154)#3,178 (7)—#1,440 (16)
2017#1,460 (154)#4,763 (4)—#1,230 (20)
2016#1,446 (159)#4,096 (5)#868 (3)#1,785 (12)
2015#1,337 (177)#2,496 (10)—#1,043 (24)
2014#1,446 (157)#4,003 (5)—#1,681 (13)
2013#1,413 (161)#3,536 (6)—#1,364 (17)
2012#1,510 (147)#4,171 (5)—#1,472 (16)
2011#1,646 (130)#2,636 (9)—#1,500 (15)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2015 at #1,337.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1894.

How common is it?

about 1 in 11,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 11,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 31,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 8,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Linnea is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 11,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 9,500 to 1 in 12,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Linnea by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #617WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #377MNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,418NYMassachusetts: #761MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,036NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,409CAUtah: #539UTColorado: #634CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,636TXFlorida: #2,151FL
Linnea (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,5856

Linnea (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
LinneaCanadaGirls#1,37318
LinneaEngland & WalesGirls#3,0358
LinneaIrelandGirls—too few
LinneaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
LinneaUSGirls#1,443149