How Many People Are Named Linnet?
An estimated 113 people in the United States have the first name Linnet. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Linnet peaked in popularity in 1967 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Linnet 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 Linnet paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
113
About 1 in 3,033,224 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1967
12 births
Total Registered
135
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Linnet
Linnet is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 135 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Linnet as a female name
Ranked #19,315 in 2007
5 female births in 2007
Peak: 1967 (12 births)
Linnet: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Linnet span from the 1940s to the 2000s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 43 babies were registered. Linnet has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Linnet by Decade
How has Linnet 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.
Linnet + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Linnet as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Linnet: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Linnet?
We estimate approximately 113 people named Linnet 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 3,033,224 Americans share this first name.
Is Linnet a common name?
Linnet is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 66.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 135 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Linnet most popular?
Linnet reached peak popularity in 1967, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Linnet is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Linnet a female name?
Linnet is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Linnet Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Linnet Smith, Linnet Johnson, Linnet 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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