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Linnea

Girl

Meaning of Linnea: Swedish: 'twinflower'

Linnea is a girl's name most strongly associated with Swedish naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1406th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2411th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1406

149 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2411

11 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

9,944

First recorded 1894 · peak 2015

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 115 babies1982: 111 babies1983: 90 babies1984: 80 babies1985: 86 babies1986: 99 babies1987: 83 babies1988: 98 babies1989: 92 babies1990: 115 babies19901991: 123 babies1992: 126 babies1993: 118 babies1994: 121 babies1995: 112 babies1996: 123 babies1997: 117 babies1998: 127 babies1999: 117 babies2000: 124 babies20002001: 106 babies2002: 126 babies2003: 143 babies2004: 130 babies2005: 137 babies2006: 160 babies2007: 143 babies2008: 149 babies2009: 140 babies2010: 147 babies20102011: 130 babies2012: 147 babies2013: 161 babies2014: 157 babies2015: 177 babies2016: 159 babies2017: 154 babies2018: 154 babies2019: 126 babies2020: 125 babies20202021: 135 babies2022: 136 babies2023: 150 babies2024: 131 babies2025: 149 babies
US babies named Linnea per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 177.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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