How Many People Are Named Linah?
An estimated 92 people in the United States have the first name Linah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Linah peaked in popularity in 2006 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Linah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Linah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Linah is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
92
About 1 in 3,725,591 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2006
9 births
Total Registered
93
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Linah
Linah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 93 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Linah as a female name
Ranked #11,806 in 2022
8 female births in 2022
Peak: 2006 (9 births)
Linah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Linah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 52 babies were registered. Linah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Linah by Decade
How has Linah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Linah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Linah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Linah
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Linah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Linah?
We estimate approximately 92 people named Linah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,725,591 Americans share this first name.
Is Linah a common name?
Linah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 63.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 93 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Linah most popular?
Linah reached peak popularity in 2006, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Linah is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Linah a female name?
Linah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Linah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Linah Smith, Linah Johnson, Linah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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