Linus

Given to 5,342 US babies since 1882

● Steady

Rank in 2025

#1906

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

boys 82

Peak year

2017

166 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

5,342

since 1882

Born a Linus? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as boys

Linus was most popular in 2017, when 166 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.09 per 1,000). In 2025, 82 babies were named Linus, ranking #1906 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	82	1906
2024	<5	—	129	1423
2023	<5	—	114	1539
2022	<5	—	126	1440
2021	<5	—	113	1546
2020	<5	—	124	1398
2019	<5	—	112	1515
2018	<5	—	147	1255
2017	<5	—	166	1141
2016	<5	—	131	1356
2015	<5	—	163	1152
2014	<5	—	163	1158
2013	<5	—	130	1321
2012	<5	—	141	1249
2011	<5	—	126	1344
2010	<5	—	117	1415
2009	<5	—	111	1497
2008	<5	—	113	1452
2007	<5	—	91	1669
2006	<5	—	66	2010
2005	<5	—	66	1922
2004	<5	—	63	1934
2003	<5	—	50	2180
2002	<5	—	41	2428
2001	<5	—	44	2277
2000	<5	—	48	2087
1999	<5	—	49	1966
1998	<5	—	29	2782
1997	<5	—	32	2502
1996	<5	—	23	3107
1995	<5	—	18	3559
1994	<5	—	18	3596
1993	<5	—	11	5002
1992	<5	—	16	3748
1991	<5	—	6	7271
1990	<5	—	15	3779
1989	<5	—	9	5165
1988	<5	—	10	4450
1987	<5	—	14	3339
1986	<5	—	9	4457
1985	<5	—	8	4698
1984	<5	—	10	3925
1983	<5	—	8	4499
1982	<5	—	7	5003
1981	<5	—	14	3030
1980	<5	—	17	2729
1979	<5	—	13	3168
1978	<5	—	14	2929
1977	<5	—	11	3386
1976	<5	—	10	3471
1975	<5	—	14	2751
1974	<5	—	17	2358
1973	<5	—	10	3223
1972	<5	—	14	2534
1971	<5	—	21	1987
1970	<5	—	14	2509
1969	<5	—	19	1914
1968	<5	—	20	1788
1967	<5	—	16	1974
1966	<5	—	24	1580
1965	<5	—	21	1720
1964	<5	—	19	1850
1963	<5	—	26	1548
1962	<5	—	31	1403
1961	<5	—	24	1635
1960	<5	—	34	1359
1959	<5	—	20	1806
1958	<5	—	35	1305
1957	<5	—	25	1583
1956	<5	—	32	1362
1955	<5	—	31	1370
1954	<5	—	30	1382
1953	<5	—	30	1378
1952	<5	—	31	1347
1951	<5	—	19	1725
1950	<5	—	28	1364
1949	<5	—	33	1252
1948	<5	—	32	1280
1947	<5	—	29	1363
1946	<5	—	24	1440
1945	<5	—	32	1163
1944	<5	—	33	1152
1943	<5	—	35	1155
1942	<5	—	43	1026
1941	<5	—	34	1129
1940	<5	—	45	952
1939	<5	—	28	1238
1938	<5	—	40	1009
1937	<5	—	25	1344
1936	<5	—	33	1142
1935	<5	—	36	1078
1934	<5	—	31	1189
1933	<5	—	28	1251
1932	<5	—	39	1077
1931	<5	—	30	1253
1930	<5	—	34	1215
1929	<5	—	41	1078
1928	<5	—	46	1019
1927	<5	—	46	1028
1926	<5	—	61	842
1925	<5	—	54	916
1924	<5	—	48	1020
1923	<5	—	46	1041
1922	<5	—	45	1046
1921	<5	—	62	884
1920	<5	—	55	929
1919	<5	—	46	999
1918	<5	—	49	949
1917	<5	—	51	892
1916	<5	—	49	892
1915	<5	—	47	906
1914	<5	—	30	1019
1913	<5	—	31	871
1912	<5	—	20	1023
1911	<5	—	9	1190
1910	<5	—	8	1193
1909	<5	—	6	1277
1908	<5	—	<5	—
1907	<5	—	<5	—
1906	<5	—	5	1253
1905	<5	—	7	1002
1904	<5	—	<5	—
1903	<5	—	<5	—
1902	<5	—	<5	—
1901	<5	—	<5	—
1900	<5	—	6	1162
1899	<5	—	<5	—
1898	<5	—	<5	—
1897	<5	—	<5	—
1896	<5	—	7	900
1895	<5	—	5	1079
1894	<5	—	7	857
1893	<5	—	7	836
1892	<5	—	<5	—
1891	<5	—	<5	—
1890	<5	—	<5	—
1889	<5	—	<5	—
1888	<5	—	6	917
1887	<5	—	<5	—
1886	<5	—	<5	—
1885	<5	—	5	936
1884	<5	—	10	613
1883	<5	—	<5	—
1882	<5	—	10	611

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Other spellings

Lynzee · 836 Linzee · 290 Lynze · 148 Lynsee · 131 Linas · 117

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Names whose popularity rose and fell over the same years.

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Where Linus is most popular

New York
1.6×
California
1.6×
Texas
1.2×

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.