Linus
Boy name · Latin origin
Linus at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Latin
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,421 in 2024
Linus popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | #611 | 10 |
| 1900 | #1,162 | 6 |
| 1910 | #1,193 | 8 |
| 1920 | #929 | 55 |
| 1930 | #1,215 | 34 |
| 1940 | #952 | 45 |
| 1950 | #1,340 | 29 |
| 1960 | #1,359 | 34 |
| 1970 | #2,512 | 14 |
| 1980 | #2,729 | 17 |
| 1990 | #3,779 | 15 |
| 2000 | #2,087 | 48 |
| 2010 | #1,415 | 117 |
| 2020 | #1,398 | 124 |
| 2024 | #1,421 | 129 |
All 127 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | #611 | 10 |
| 1884 | #613 | 10 |
| 1885 | #936 | 5 |
| 1888 | #917 | 6 |
| 1893 | #836 | 7 |
| 1894 | #857 | 7 |
| 1895 | #1,079 | 5 |
| 1896 | #900 | 7 |
| 1900 | #1,162 | 6 |
| 1905 | #1,002 | 7 |
| 1906 | #1,253 | 5 |
| 1909 | #1,277 | 6 |
| 1910 | #1,193 | 8 |
| 1911 | #1,190 | 9 |
| 1912 | #1,023 | 20 |
| 1913 | #871 | 31 |
| 1914 | #1,019 | 30 |
| 1915 | #906 | 47 |
| 1916 | #892 | 49 |
| 1917 | #892 | 51 |
| 1918 | #949 | 49 |
| 1919 | #999 | 46 |
| 1920 | #929 | 55 |
| 1921 | #884 | 62 |
| 1922 | #1,046 | 45 |
| 1923 | #1,041 | 46 |
| 1924 | #1,020 | 48 |
| 1925 | #916 | 54 |
| 1926 | #842 | 61 |
| 1927 | #1,028 | 46 |
| 1928 | #1,019 | 46 |
| 1929 | #1,078 | 41 |
| 1930 | #1,215 | 34 |
| 1931 | #1,253 | 30 |
| 1932 | #1,077 | 39 |
| 1933 | #1,251 | 28 |
| 1934 | #1,189 | 31 |
| 1935 | #1,078 | 36 |
| 1936 | #1,142 | 33 |
| 1937 | #1,344 | 25 |
| 1938 | #1,009 | 40 |
| 1939 | #1,238 | 28 |
| 1940 | #952 | 45 |
| 1941 | #1,129 | 34 |
| 1942 | #1,026 | 43 |
| 1943 | #1,155 | 35 |
| 1944 | #1,152 | 33 |
| 1945 | #1,163 | 32 |
| 1946 | #1,440 | 24 |
| 1947 | #1,363 | 29 |
| 1948 | #1,280 | 32 |
| 1949 | #1,252 | 33 |
| 1950 | #1,340 | 29 |
| 1951 | #1,725 | 19 |
| 1952 | #1,347 | 31 |
| 1953 | #1,378 | 30 |
| 1954 | #1,382 | 30 |
| 1955 | #1,370 | 31 |
| 1956 | #1,362 | 32 |
| 1957 | #1,583 | 25 |
| 1958 | #1,305 | 35 |
| 1959 | #1,806 | 20 |
| 1960 | #1,359 | 34 |
| 1961 | #1,634 | 24 |
| 1962 | #1,401 | 31 |
| 1963 | #1,548 | 26 |
| 1964 | #1,849 | 19 |
| 1965 | #1,719 | 21 |
| 1966 | #1,581 | 24 |
| 1967 | #1,975 | 16 |
| 1968 | #1,787 | 20 |
| 1969 | #1,913 | 19 |
| 1970 | #2,512 | 14 |
| 1971 | #1,987 | 21 |
| 1972 | #2,533 | 14 |
| 1973 | #3,223 | 10 |
| 1974 | #2,358 | 17 |
| 1975 | #2,752 | 14 |
| 1976 | #3,471 | 10 |
| 1977 | #3,385 | 11 |
| 1978 | #2,929 | 14 |
| 1979 | #3,168 | 13 |
| 1980 | #2,729 | 17 |
| 1981 | #3,027 | 14 |
| 1982 | #5,003 | 7 |
| 1983 | #4,499 | 8 |
| 1984 | #3,925 | 10 |
| 1985 | #4,698 | 8 |
| 1986 | #4,457 | 9 |
| 1987 | #3,338 | 14 |
| 1988 | #4,450 | 10 |
| 1989 | #5,165 | 9 |
| 1990 | #3,779 | 15 |
| 1991 | #7,271 | 6 |
| 1992 | #3,748 | 16 |
| 1993 | #5,003 | 11 |
| 1994 | #3,596 | 18 |
| 1995 | #3,559 | 18 |
| 1996 | #3,107 | 23 |
| 1997 | #2,502 | 32 |
| 1998 | #2,782 | 29 |
| 1999 | #1,966 | 49 |
| 2000 | #2,087 | 48 |
| 2001 | #2,277 | 44 |
| 2002 | #2,428 | 41 |
| 2003 | #2,180 | 50 |
| 2004 | #1,934 | 63 |
| 2005 | #1,922 | 66 |
| 2006 | #2,009 | 66 |
| 2007 | #1,668 | 91 |
| 2008 | #1,452 | 113 |
| 2009 | #1,497 | 111 |
| 2010 | #1,415 | 117 |
| 2011 | #1,344 | 126 |
| 2012 | #1,249 | 141 |
| 2013 | #1,321 | 130 |
| 2014 | #1,158 | 163 |
| 2015 | #1,152 | 163 |
| 2016 | #1,356 | 131 |
| 2017 | #1,141 | 166 |
| 2018 | #1,255 | 147 |
| 2019 | #1,515 | 112 |
| 2020 | #1,398 | 124 |
| 2021 | #1,545 | 113 |
| 2022 | #1,439 | 126 |
| 2023 | #1,536 | 114 |
| 2024 | #1,421 | 129 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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