Is Linton a boy or girl name?

Linton is a boy’s name. Of the 2,360 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Linton

Recorded 1883–2023 · United States

Linton was most popular in 1922, when 50 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,994 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,360 people named Linton.

Linton over time

Births per year. The dot marks Linton’s peak in 1922. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Linton a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Linton is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,360 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Linton

Where Linton 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