Is Linn a boy or girl name?

Linn is a unisex name. Of the 2,294 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 36.8% were girls and 63.2% were boys. It changed hands in 1968, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Linn

Recorded 1882–2005 · United States

Linn was most popular in 1956, when 84 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,885 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,294 people named Linn.

Linn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Linn’s peak in 1956. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Linn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Linn is a unisex name — 36.8% of the 2,294 Americans given it were girls and 63.2% were boys. It changed hands: since 1968 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Linn

Where Linn is most concentrated

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

Pennsylvania 7.5×

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