Linnie
Linnie was the 7715th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 189th; the most babies were born in 1921 (180). Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,788 places. More babies were named Linnie in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,715 girls, up 5,212 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 14girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1921180 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,709babies recorded
Linnie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 712 since 1890.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,715 | 14 |
| 2020 | #12,927 | 7 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #11,361 | 5 |
| 1970 | #3,511 | 18 |
| 1960 | #1,910 | 36 |
| 1950 | #1,218 | 58 |
| 1940 | #757 | 85 |
| 1930 | #660 | 109 |
| 1920 | #542 | 173 |
| 1910 | #432 | 85 |
| 1900 | #313 | 113 |
| 1890 | #274 | 83 |
| 1880 | #242 | 41 |
How popular is Linnie, counting every spelling?
Linnie is a spelling of Linnea, a name family that ranked #1,093 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #7,715 for Linnie 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 Linnie?
14 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Linnie (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Linnie 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 596 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Linnie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Linnie?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Linnie are alive today, with a median age of 73; half are between 59 and 82. That makes Linnie a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Linnie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Linnie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Linnie
How popular is the name Linnie?
Linnie was the 7715th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 189th; the most babies were born in 1921 (180). Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,788 places. More babies were named Linnie in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Linnie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Linnie in the US.