Linn
Girl name · Anglo Saxon · Chinese · English · Spanish
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 1
- Peak
- #1,506 in 1956
0 babies were named Linn in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1930–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryLinn first shows up in US birth records in 1882, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 143 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1956, when it reached #1,506.
About the name Linn
Linn is a girl name of Anglo Saxon, Chinese and English origin. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with L and ending in “-inn”. US birth records list Linn for girls from 1930 to 2005, in 54 of those 76 years. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked #1,506 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2005, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:Anglo Saxon namesChinese namesEnglish namesSpanish names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 1.6 | 609,756 girls |
| 1940s | 11 | 93,284 girls |
| 1950s | 16 | 63,291 girls |
| 1960s | 11 | 93,809 girls |
| 1970s | 5.3 | 189,036 girls |
| 1980s | 2.6 | 378,788 girls |
| 1990s | 1.3 | 781,250 girls |
| 2000s | 0.9 | 1,111,111 girls |
Other spellings of Linn
More Anglo Saxon girl names
- Girl name: Daisy · day's eye
- Girl name: Audrey · noble strength
- Girl name: Gemma · gem
- Girl name: Esme · esteemed
- Girl name: Gwendolyn · white ring
- Girl name: Florence · flourishing
- Girl name: Bonnie · pretty
- Girl name: Edith · prosperous in war
Questions about the name Linn
What is the origin of the name Linn?
Linn has Anglo Saxon, Chinese, English, Spanish roots in our records. Other Anglo Saxon names include Daisy, Audrey, Gemma.
Is Linn a boy or girl name?
Linn is a girl name.
How popular is the name Linn?
Linn is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2005. It peaked at #1,506 in 1956.