Linell
- Last seen for girls in 1981 at #10,411
- Last seen for boys in 1990 at #8,117
- Given to girls 64.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1952 · 41 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 293since 1922
Linell over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1990 | — | #8,117 | 5 | |
| 1989 | — | #7,905 | 5 | |
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| 1985 | — | #5,147 | 7 | |
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| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #5,468 | 6 |
| 1980 | — | #6,250 | 5 | |
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| 1977 | — | #5,845 | 5 | |
| 1976 | — | #4,935 | 6 | |
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| 1974 | #7,680 | 6 | — | |
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| 1972 | #5,109 | 10 | #4,986 | 5 |
| 1971 | #3,508 | 18 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 | #3,521 | 8 |
| 1969 | #5,456 | 8 | #3,595 | 7 |
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| 1967 | — | #3,559 | 6 | |
| 1966 | #4,866 | 8 | #2,986 | 8 |
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| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | — | |
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| 1961 | #5,309 | 7 | — | |
| 1960 | — | #4,038 | 5 | |
| 1959 | — | #3,290 | 7 | |
| 1958 | #3,925 | 10 | — | |
| 1957 | #3,696 | 11 | — | |
| 1956 | #2,530 | 20 | #2,969 | 8 |
| 1955 | #4,376 | 8 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1954 | #4,655 | 7 | #3,827 | 5 |
| 1953 | #3,106 | 13 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,505 | 41 | #2,680 | 9 |
| 1951 | #2,116 | 22 | — | |
| 1950 | #3,662 | 9 | #3,329 | 6 |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #3,690 | 5 |
| 1948 | #3,593 | 9 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #3,240 | 11 | — | |
| 1946 | #2,880 | 12 | — | |
| 1945 | #3,132 | 9 | — | |
| 1944 | — | #2,862 | 7 | |
| 1943 | #3,493 | 8 | — | |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | — | |
| 1941 | #4,420 | 5 | — | |
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| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 | — | |
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| 1935 | — | #3,252 | 6 | |
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| 1933 | — | #3,642 | 5 | |
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| 1922 | #4,011 | 7 | — | |
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| 1919 | — | #3,736 | 6 | |
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First appearance
1922
The first year at least five girls were named Linell! It came in at #4,011, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1923–1937, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Linell is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Linell in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Linell
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1981
Rise & fade · girls
30 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1922
- Peaked 1952 at #1,505 (41 births)
- Births halved by 1953, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 45,228
- Highest: 1 in 45,228 girls born in 1952 were named Linell (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 333,612 girls born in 1981 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
- 48.1% of all girls named Linell (141) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1976
- Mostly girls until 1975, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 7 | #4,011 (1922) | #4,011 |
| 1930s | 7 | #3,450 (1938) | #3,450 |
| 1940s | 64 | #2,880 (1946) | #3,828 |
| 1950s | 141 | #1,505 (1952) | #3,286 |
| 1960s | 29 | #4,866 (1966) | #5,381 |
| 1970s | 40 | #3,508 (1971) | #5,842 |
| 1980s | 5 | #10,411 (1981) | #10,411 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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