Is Linus a boy or girl name?
Linus is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 129 boys were named Linus, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 5,261 US babies named Linus were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,425
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Linus since 1882
- 5,261
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 166 babies
Boys and girls named Linus, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 31 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 26 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 340 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 504 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 324 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 340 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 282 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 234 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 138 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 106 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 217 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 693 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,396 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 606 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 129 | #1,425 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 114 | #1,541 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 126 | #1,441 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 113 | #1,550 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 124 | #1,404 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 112 | #1,520 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 147 | #1,259 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 166 | #1,147 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 131 | #1,363 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 163 | #1,155 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 163 | #1,160 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 130 | #1,325 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 141 | #1,256 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 126 | #1,349 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 117 | #1,420 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 111 | #1,508 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 113 | #1,460 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 91 | #1,678 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 66 | #2,026 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 66 | #1,935 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 63 | #1,946 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 50 | #2,193 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 41 | #2,458 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 44 | #2,297 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 48 | #2,113 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 49 | #1,981 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 29 | #2,830 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 32 | #2,529 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 23 | #3,167 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 18 | #3,641 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,696 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 11 | #5,228 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,857 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,857 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,894 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,430 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,637 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,446 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,698 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,984 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 10 | #4,098 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,744 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,369 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,142 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 17 | #2,799 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,280 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 14 | #3,012 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,502 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,627 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,844 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,417 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,346 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,609 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 21 | #2,026 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,587 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 19 | #1,954 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 20 | #1,812 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 16 | #2,005 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 24 | #1,604 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 21 | #1,757 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 19 | #1,877 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 26 | #1,568 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 31 | #1,415 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 24 | #1,671 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 34 | #1,375 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 20 | #1,841 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 35 | #1,313 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 25 | #1,612 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 32 | #1,371 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 31 | #1,388 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 30 | #1,398 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 30 | #1,395 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 31 | #1,364 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 19 | #1,761 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 29 | #1,357 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 33 | #1,269 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 32 | #1,288 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 29 | #1,384 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 24 | #1,457 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 32 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 33 | #1,164 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 35 | #1,163 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 43 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 34 | #1,144 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 45 | #958 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 28 | #1,257 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 40 | #1,022 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 25 | #1,360 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 33 | #1,156 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 36 | #1,089 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 31 | #1,206 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 28 | #1,268 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 39 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 30 | #1,271 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 34 | #1,227 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 41 | #1,084 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 46 | #1,026 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 46 | #1,035 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 61 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 54 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 48 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 46 | #1,053 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 45 | #1,053 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 62 | #888 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 55 | #936 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 46 | #1,006 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 49 | #957 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 51 | #896 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 49 | #908 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 47 | #911 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 30 | #1,040 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 31 | #889 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 20 | #1,047 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,247 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,268 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,387 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,354 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,043 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,253 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 7 | #942 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,182 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 7 | #916 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 7 | #882 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 6 | #997 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #1,026 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 10 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 10 | #625 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Linus reached #625 in 1882. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
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.