Linnea
Swedish, taken from the twinflower Linnaea borealis, which Carl Linnaeus named after himself. The botanist's own surname came from a lime tree on his family's land.
Linnea in 2025
Linnea was given to 149 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,717th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 22,251 babies born.
The history of Linnea
Linnea reached its highest point in 2015, when 177 babies were given the name, ranking 2,408th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,304th, in 1945.
Across the 132 years of records since 1894, 9,944 babies have been named Linnea. Half of them were born before 1989, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Linnea by decade
| Decade | Babies named Linnea | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 12 | 2,228 |
| 1900s | 116 | 1,564 |
| 1910s | 360 | 1,516 |
| 1920s | 198 | 3,119 |
| 1930s | 232 | 2,165 |
| 1940s | 822 | 1,304 |
| 1950s | 990 | 1,466 |
| 1960s | 682 | 2,012 |
| 1970s | 700 | 2,188 |
| 1980s | 937 | 1,932 |
| 1990s | 1,199 | 2,240 |
| 2000s | 1,358 | 2,463 |
| 2010s | 1,512 | 2,408 |
| 2020s | 826 | 2,717 |
Where Linnea is heading
Linnea has fallen 16% over the past decade, from 177 babies in 2015 to 149 in 2025.
Names like Linnea
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Linnea.