Masculine dossier · first seen 1882

Linus

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Linus
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2017

Peak rank proxy

166

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1882Peak 20172024

Peak year

2017

Decline from peak

22.3%

2024

129

All-time

5,261

Linus has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2017, when 166 boys were named Linus.

In 2024, only 129 boys were given the name.

Down 22.3% from its peak.

All told, about 5,261 Americans have been named Linus and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1882.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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