Linnet
The common linnet or Eurasian linnet is a small passerine bird of the finch family, Fringillidae. It derives its common name and the scientific name, Linaria, from its fondness for hemp seeds and flax seeds—flax being the English name of the plant from which linen is made.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Linnet
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The common linnet or Eurasian linnet is a small passerine bird of the finch family, Fringillidae. It derives its common name and the scientific name, Linaria, from its fondness for hemp seeds and flax seeds—flax being the English name of the plant from which linen is made.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Linnet
The earliest SSA record of Linnet as a baby girl name dates back to 1947, when 5 babies received it. 1967 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Linnet — #3,845 in the national rankings. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 32% of all recorded Linnets. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2007 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 135 Linnets have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Linnet
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About the name Linnet
Linnet is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1947 and has accumulated 135 births in the dataset. Linnet's peak popularity came in 1967 when it ranked #3,845. Use the chart and map above to compare Linnet'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 .
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