Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Linn

Gender

Male

Origin

English
A cascade

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Linn

Pronunciation

l(i)-nn

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1947 (rank #1015, 50 births); most recent 1989 (rank #7903, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1956 (rank #1506, 50 births); most recent 2003 (rank #15773, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
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Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #3315, 7 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4422, 4 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
20234
20223
20213
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2019–
20187
20177
20165
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Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1984 (rank #547, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence