Linley

Where Linley comes from

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  • Vowel-ended
Linley through the years
  1. 1952
    First appearance
    #5,563 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1969
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
  3. 2021
    Peak, #2,119
    89 babies named Linley, the most in any year.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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