Linley
Linley was the 3192nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 50 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 2124th with 89 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 940 places. More babies were named Linley in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,192 girls, down 577 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 50girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202189 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,746babies recorded
Linley popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 84 since 1917.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,192 | 50 |
| 2020 | #2,615 | 65 |
| 2010 | #3,099 | 54 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | #4,793 | 20 |
| 1980 | #6,569 | 10 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Linley, counting every spelling?
Linley is a spelling of Lynlee, a name family that ranked #851 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,192 for Linley on its own. Together these spellings went to 310 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynlee | 116 | #1,751 | 549 |
| Lynnlee | 89 | #2,111 | 379 |
| Linley | 50 | #3,192 | 356 |
| Lynley | 22 | #5,649 | 131 |
| Lynnley | 14 | #7,724 | 62 |
| Linlee | 13 | #8,144 | 40 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Linley?
50 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Linley (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Linley born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 167 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Linley.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Linley?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Linley are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 20. That makes Linley a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Linley by state
How common Linley was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Tennessee (3.2×). In 41 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Linley: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Linley, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Linley
How popular is the name Linley?
Linley was the 3192nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 50 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 2124th with 89 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 940 places. More babies were named Linley in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Linley a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Linley in the US.
Where is Linley most popular?
In 2021–2025, Linley was most common in Mississippi (0.39 per 1,000 girls), followed by Tennessee and Alabama.