How Many People Are Named Linh?
An estimated 1,650 people in the United States have the first name Linh. It is used for both genders, with 87.6% female. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Linh peaked in popularity in 1984 with 87 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Linh 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 Linh paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,650
About 1 in 207,730 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
87.6% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1984
87 births
Total Registered
1,716
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Linh
Linh is predominantly female (87.6%), though 213 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Linh as a male name
Ranked #5,753 in 1995
10 male births in 1995
Peak: 1981 (24 births)
Linh as a female name
Ranked #8,201 in 2024
13 female births in 2024
Peak: 1984 (64 births)
Linh: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Linh span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 698 babies were registered. Linh has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Linh by Decade
How has Linh 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.
Linh by State
Birth registrations for Linh span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Louisiana. The lowest are in Colorado, Minnesota, Louisiana. On average, about 122 Linhs were registered per state.
Linh + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Linh as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Linh
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Linh: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Linh?
We estimate approximately 1,650 people named Linh 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 207,730 Americans share this first name.
Is Linh a common name?
Linh is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,716 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Linh most popular?
Linh reached peak popularity in 1984, when 87 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Linh is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Linh a female name?
Linh is predominantly female. 87.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Linh Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Linh Smith, Linh Johnson, Linh 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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