Linnea
Linnea was the 1449th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 149 babies. Its best year was 1945, when it ranked 745th; the most babies were born in 2015 (177). Over the last ten years it has moved down 103 places. More babies were named Linnea in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,449 girls, up 202 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 149girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2015177 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,944babies recorded
Linnea popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,449 | 149 |
| 2020 | #1,651 | 125 |
| 2010 | #1,525 | 147 |
| 2000 | #1,484 | 124 |
| 1990 | #1,377 | 115 |
| 1980 | #1,466 | 83 |
| 1970 | #1,579 | 61 |
| 1960 | #1,274 | 75 |
| 1950 | #853 | 108 |
| 1940 | #1,069 | 46 |
| 1930 | #2,495 | 13 |
| 1920 | #1,728 | 24 |
| 1910 | #1,189 | 15 |
| 1900 | #1,511 | 8 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Linnea, counting every spelling?
Linnea is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,093 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,449 for Linnea on its own. Together these spellings went to 205 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linnea | 149 | #1,449 | 701 |
| Lynnie | 32 | #4,419 | 90 |
| Lynnea | 10 | #9,848 | 90 |
| Linnie | 14 | #7,715 | 73 |
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 Linnea?
149 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Linnea (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Linnea 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 56 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Linnea.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Linnea?
About 8,300 people born in the US named Linnea are alive today, with a median age of 31; half are between 15 and 54. That makes Linnea mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Linnea by state
How common Linnea was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (6.0×), Washington (3.8×), Illinois (1.5×). In 34 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 Linnea: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Linnea, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Linnea
How popular is the name Linnea?
Linnea was the 1449th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 149 babies. Its best year was 1945, when it ranked 745th; the most babies were born in 2015 (177). Over the last ten years it has moved down 103 places. More babies were named Linnea in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Linnea a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Linnea in the US.
Where is Linnea most popular?
In 2021–2025, Linnea was most common in Minnesota (0.52 per 1,000 girls), followed by Montana and Washington.