Name Legacy

Linh

Recorded 1975–2025 · United States

Linh was most popular in 1984, when 87 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,228 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,831, with 16 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,732 people named Linh.

Most popular in1984
Rank that year#2,228
Births that year87
Total since 18801,732
Given to88% girls

Linh over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Linh’s peak in 1984. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Linh a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Linh is mostly a girl’s name — 87.7% of the 1,732 Americans given it were girls and 12.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Linh is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org