How Many People Are Named Linus?
people named Linus are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 90,779 people in the US has this name
Based on 5,342 babies named Linus in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
166 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Greek name Λινος (Linos) meaning "flax". In Greek legend he was the son of the god Apollo, who accidentally killed him in a contest. Another son of Apollo by this name was the music teacher of Herakles. The name was also borne by the second pope, serving after Saint Peter in the 1st century. In modern times this was the name of a character in Charles Schulz's comic strip 'Peanuts'.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Linus in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Linus alive today is about 23 years old, and 77% are under 30. Half of them were between 8 and 27 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Linus first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 2017, to 166 babies. In 2025, 82 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Linus has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #625, in 1882. In 2025 it ranked #1,913.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,913 |
| Best rank | #625 (1882) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,275 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Linus alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Linus were born in California than in any other state: about 387 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Linus was given 5.8 times as often in Minnesota, 3.1 times in Wisconsin and 2.6 times in Indiana.
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