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Linnie

92% girls · 14 born in 2025

Linnie has been given to about 8,709 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1921, which makes it a interwar name.

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Origin—
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Living in the US≈ 2,494
Median age today77 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Linnie per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1921 · 191
  • Born in 202514
  • All time8,709

How popular is Linnie?

Its best year was 1921, when 191 babies were given the name, ranking 528th. The typical living American called Linnie is about 77 years old today.

Names that sound like Linnie

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Minnie0.86
  2. Winnie0.86
  3. Lillie0.82
  4. Lizzie0.82
  5. Lennie0.81
  6. Lanie0.77
  7. Willie0.68
  8. Indie0.71

Middle names for Linnie

Ranked by flow score
  1. Linnie Noelle0.83
  2. Linnie Catherine0.80
  3. Linnie Frances0.80
  4. Linnie Belle0.80
  5. Linnie Josephine0.80
  6. Linnie Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Linnie

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Florasister · 0.87
  2. Dellasister · 0.87
  3. Ilasister · 0.86
  4. Cleoeither · 0.85
  5. Otisbrother · 0.81
  6. Sambrother · 0.81

Where Linnie is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Linnie Wilson0.75
    2. Linnie Williams0.75
    3. Linnie Walker0.75
    4. Linnie Turner0.75
    5. Linnie Torres0.75
    6. Linnie Thompson0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Linnie

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.