Linn
Linn is a unisex given name or nickname. It may refer to:
- Swedish
- Norwegian
Meaning & Origin of Linn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Linn is a unisex given name or nickname. It may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Swedish
- Norwegian
The Story of Linn
As a girl name
American parents first put Linn on the record books as a girl name in 1930, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1956, when 50 Linns were born — ranking #1,506 that year. About 36% of every Linn on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Linn last appeared in the published SSA data in 2003, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 839 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Linn as a boy name dates back to 1882, when 6 babies received it. 1947 was its biggest year on record, with 50 newborns named Linn — #1,014 in the national rankings. About 25% of every Linn on record arrived during the 1940s, its defining decade. Linn last appeared in the published SSA data in 1989, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Linn
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Linn. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Linn
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About the name Linn
Linn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1882 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Linn's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #1,014. Use the chart and map above to compare Linn's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.