How Many People Are Named Linwood?
An estimated 6,315 people in the United States have the first name Linwood. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 64 years old, and Linwood peaked in popularity in 1948 with 276 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Linwood 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 Linwood paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,315
About 1 in 54,276 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1948
276 births
Total Registered
12,781
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Linwood
Linwood is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 12,781 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Linwood as a male name
Ranked #7,064 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 1948 (276 births)
Linwood as a female name
Ranked #4,940 in 1930
5 female births in 1930
Peak: 1930 (5 births)
Linwood: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Linwood span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 2,316 babies were registered. Linwood has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Linwood by Decade
How has Linwood 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.
Linwood by State
Birth registrations for Linwood span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Virginia, Maine. The lowest are in Tennessee, Delaware, New Hampshire. On average, about 509 Linwoods were registered per state.
Linwood + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Linwood as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Linwood
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Linwood: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Linwood?
We estimate approximately 6,315 people named Linwood 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 54,276 Americans share this first name.
Is Linwood a common name?
Linwood is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,781 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Linwood most popular?
Linwood reached peak popularity in 1948, when 276 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Linwood is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Linwood a male name?
Linwood is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Linwood Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Linwood Smith, Linwood Johnson, Linwood 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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