Data through 2025

Linus name popularity in the United States

Linus ranked #1906 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 82 boys named Linus.

Rank#1906

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded82

SSA

Peak year2017

166 recorded

Five-year change-33.9%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Boys

Linus for boys and girls

Boys

82

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1882 to 2025

Linus in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys82#1906
2024boys129#1423
2023boys114#1539
2022boys126#1440
2021boys113#1546
2020boys124#1398
2019boys112#1515
2018boys147#1255
2017boys166#1141
2016boys131#1356
2015boys163#1152
2014boys163#1158
Show full history (128 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys82#1906
2024boys129#1423
2023boys114#1539
2022boys126#1440
2021boys113#1546
2020boys124#1398
2019boys112#1515
2018boys147#1255
2017boys166#1141
2016boys131#1356
2015boys163#1152
2014boys163#1158
2013boys130#1321
2012boys141#1249
2011boys126#1344
2010boys117#1415
2009boys111#1497
2008boys113#1452
2007boys91#1669
2006boys66#2010
2005boys66#1922
2004boys63#1934
2003boys50#2180
2002boys41#2428
2001boys44#2277
2000boys48#2087
1999boys49#1966
1998boys29#2782
1997boys32#2502
1996boys23#3107
1995boys18#3559
1994boys18#3596
1993boys11#5002
1992boys16#3748
1991boys6#7271
1990boys15#3779
1989boys9#5165
1988boys10#4450
1987boys14#3339
1986boys9#4457
1985boys8#4698
1984boys10#3925
1983boys8#4499
1982boys7#5003
1981boys14#3030
1980boys17#2729
1979boys13#3168
1978boys14#2929
1977boys11#3386
1976boys10#3471
1975boys14#2751
1974boys17#2358
1973boys10#3223
1972boys14#2534
1971boys21#1987
1970boys14#2509
1969boys19#1914
1968boys20#1788
1967boys16#1974
1966boys24#1580
1965boys21#1720
1964boys19#1850
1963boys26#1548
1962boys31#1403
1961boys24#1635
1960boys34#1359
1959boys20#1806
1958boys35#1305
1957boys25#1583
1956boys32#1362
1955boys31#1370
1954boys30#1382
1953boys30#1378
1952boys31#1347
1951boys19#1725
1950boys28#1364
1949boys33#1252
1948boys32#1280
1947boys29#1363
1946boys24#1440
1945boys32#1163
1944boys33#1152
1943boys35#1155
1942boys43#1026
1941boys34#1129
1940boys45#952
1939boys28#1238
1938boys40#1009
1937boys25#1344
1936boys33#1142
1935boys36#1078
1934boys31#1189
1933boys28#1251
1932boys39#1077
1931boys30#1253
1930boys34#1215
1929boys41#1078
1928boys46#1019
1927boys46#1028
1926boys61#842
1925boys54#916
1924boys48#1020
1923boys46#1041
1922boys45#1046
1921boys62#884
1920boys55#929
1919boys46#999
1918boys49#949
1917boys51#892
1916boys49#892
1915boys47#906
1914boys30#1019
1913boys31#871
1912boys20#1023
1911boys9#1190
1910boys8#1193
1909boys6#1277
1906boys5#1253
1905boys7#1002
1900boys6#1162
1896boys7#900
1895boys5#1079
1894boys7#857
1893boys7#836
1888boys6#917
1885boys5#936
1884boys10#613
1882boys10#611

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Linus’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-49.7%
Change since peak-50.6%