Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2021

Linley

Gender Girl · 5% boys Rank 2025 #3,192 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#3,192
among girls · ↓315 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
50
named Linley · -14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 32,145
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2021
89 babies
All-time total
1,746
#5,338 all-time among girls
First recorded
1917
in Social Security records

Linley popularity over time

1,746 babies have been named Linley since 1917, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 14 14 1 – –
1920s – 20 20 2 +43% –
1930s – 15 15 2 -25% –
1940s – 24 24 2 +60% –
1950s 5 – 5 1 -79% #6,044
1960s 19 11 30 3 +500% #5,595
1970s 30 – 30 3 0% #8,024
1980s 139 – 139 14 +363% #2,512
1990s 105 – 105 11 -24% #4,793
2000s 241 – 241 24 +130% #3,330
2010s 702 – 702 70 +191% #2,203
2020s (to 2025) 421 – 421 70 0% #2,124

Where Linley is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 50 0.03 outside top 500
2027 49 0.03 outside top 500
2028 49 0.03 outside top 500
2029 49 0.03 outside top 500
2030 49 0.03 outside top 500

Where Linley is most popular

Girls named Linley per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.044 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Alabama.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Linley born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 18 0.385 +777%
Tennessee 22 0.139 +216%
Alabama 9 0.096 +118%
North Carolina 17 0.075 +70%
Ohio 12 0.051 +15%
Georgia 10 0.044 ≈ national
Missouri 5 0.041 -5%
Indiana 5 0.036 -19%
Texas 28 0.035 -21%
Florida 5 0.012 -73%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
California – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Linley

Linley is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,192 in 2025 with 50 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1917, 1,746 American babies have been named Linley. Its peak came in 2021, when 89 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Linley stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Linley?

The median living Linley is about 11 years old; half are between 5 and 19. An estimated 1,700 people named Linley are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Linley year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 50 #3,192 – –
2024 58 #2,877 – –
2023 80 #2,301 – –
2022 79 #2,357 – –
2021 89 #2,124 – –
2020 65 #2,615 – –
2019 53 #3,069 – –
2018 69 #2,547 – –
2017 77 #2,373 – –
2016 75 #2,454 – –
2015 84 #2,252 – –
2014 75 #2,437 – –
2013 85 #2,203 – –
2012 72 #2,533 – –
2011 58 #2,977 – –
2010 54 #3,099 – –
2009 50 #3,330 – –
2008 39 #4,055 – –
2007 24 #5,822 – –
2006 37 #4,051 – –
2005 26 #5,044 – –
2004 24 #5,313 – –
2003 13 #8,290 – –
2002 12 #8,602 – –
2001 16 #6,835 – –
2000 – – – –
1995 6 #12,680 – –
1990 20 #4,793 – –
1985 – – – –
1980 10 #6,569 – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – 6 #3,763
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – 5 #4,324
1925 – – 5 #4,623
1920 – – 5 #4,680
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Linley, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Linley?

The median living Linley is about 11 years old. Half of all living Linleys are between 5 and 19 years old.

How many people named Linley are alive today?

An estimated 1,700 people named Linley are alive in the United States, based on 1,746 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Linley in 2025?

Linley ranked #3,192 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 50 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Linley?

1,746 babies have been named Linley in the United States since 1917, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Linley most popular?

Linley peaked in 2021, when 89 newborns received the name.

Is Linley a boy or girl name?

Linley is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 95% of babies with the name.

Is the name Linley rising or falling?

Linley is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Linley become more popular?

Linley looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 49 girls named Linley in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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Names that sound and feel close to Linley: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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