How Many People Are Named Linnea?
An estimated 7,869 people in the United States have the first name Linnea. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Linnea peaked in popularity in 2015 with 177 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Linnea 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 Linnea paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,869
About 1 in 43,558 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
2015
177 births
Total Registered
9,793
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Linnea
Linnea is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,793 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Linnea as a female name
Ranked #1,608 in 2024
130 female births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (177 births)
Linnea: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Linnea span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,512 babies were registered. While Linnea is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Linnea by Decade
How has Linnea 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.
Linnea by State
Birth registrations for Linnea span all 28 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, Minnesota. The lowest are in Nevada, Missouri, Indiana. On average, about 193 Linneas were registered per state.
Linnea + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Linnea as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Linnea
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Linnea: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Linnea?
We estimate approximately 7,869 people named Linnea 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 43,558 Americans share this first name.
Is Linnea a common name?
Linnea is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,793 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Linnea most popular?
Linnea reached peak popularity in 2015, when 177 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Linnea is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Linnea a female name?
Linnea is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Linnea Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Linnea Smith, Linnea Johnson, Linnea 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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