Boy or Girl

Is Linton a boy or girl name?

Linton was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,360 US babies named Linton were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Linton since 1883
2,360
Most popular year
1922
50 babies
Babies named Linton each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Linton from 1883 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0153045601900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Linton, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s3300%
1890s2800%
1900s3600%
1910s23100%
1920s35800%
1930s30100%
1940s36500%
1950s30800%
1960s21200%
1970s15300%
1980s14100%
1990s7900%
2000s4800%
2010s5600%
2020s1100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20236#11,6830–
20220–0–
20210–0–
20205#13,2880–
20198#9,4030–
20180–0–
20178#9,3660–
20166#11,5970–
20156#11,5580–
20140–0–
20138#9,3270–
20126#11,6880–
20116#11,7140–
20108#9,3350–
20095#13,6910–
20080–0–
20077#10,4520–
20068#9,2460–
20050–0–
20045#12,4680–
20035#12,0230–
20020–0–
20017#8,8610–
200011#6,1660–
19995#10,9330–
199814#4,7900–
19976#8,8290–
199612#5,0700–
19950–0–
199410#5,7270–
19930–0–
199214#4,2470–
199111#4,9700–
19907#6,8810–
198915#3,7430–
198813#3,8140–
19879#4,7960–
198620#2,6540–
19858#4,9830–
198412#3,5920–
198315#3,0160–
198221#2,3890–
198114#3,1410–
198014#3,1880–
197912#3,4760–
197810#3,7430–
197716#2,7440–
197611#3,3940–
197516#2,5980–
197413#2,8850–
197316#2,4600–
197218#2,2100–
197116#2,4290–
197025#1,7740–
196920#1,8920–
196825#1,6030–
196719#1,8380–
196614#2,1850–
196516#2,0420–
196424#1,6420–
196327#1,5300–
196228#1,5020–
19618#3,2530–
196031#1,4540–
195923#1,6920–
195819#1,8720–
195724#1,6580–
195638#1,2420–
195530#1,4100–
195437#1,2350–
195331#1,3680–
195238#1,2060–
195131#1,3370–
195037#1,1960–
194941#1,1060–
194841#1,1180–
194744#1,1010–
194647#9940–
194524#1,3650–
194424#1,3880–
194338#1,1180–
194244#1,0180–
194125#1,3580–
194037#1,0860–
193925#1,3470–
193841#1,0010–
193728#1,2820–
193637#1,0630–
193530#1,2420–
193435#1,1260–
193326#1,3220–
193224#1,4490–
193127#1,3500–
193028#1,3820–
192935#1,1860–
192832#1,2850–
192736#1,2180–
192633#1,2710–
192523#1,6120–
192439#1,1670–
192340#1,1340–
192250#1,0080–
192131#1,3480–
192039#1,1480–
191945#1,0150–
191825#1,4820–
191736#1,1270–
191633#1,1460–
191522#1,4890–
191421#1,3250–
191313#1,5530–
191221#1,0140–
191110#1,1670–
19105#1,7450–
19090–0–
190811#8600–
19078#1,0570–
19065#1,3530–
19055#1,3410–
19040–0–
19030–0–
19027#9850–
19010–0–
19000–0–
18990–0–
18980–0–
18977#8990–
18967#9410–
18950–0–
18948#8290–
18930–0–
18920–0–
18916#9150–
18900–0–
188911#6060–
18880–0–
18875#1,0040–
18866#9160–
18856#8900–
18840–0–
18835#9810–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Linton reached #606 in 1889. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Linton

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.