Boy or Girl

Is Linwood a boy or girl name?

Linwood is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 12 boys were named Linwood, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 12,781 US babies named Linwood were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#7,064
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Linwood since 1880
12,781
Most popular year
1948
276 babies
Babies named Linwood each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Linwood from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.07515022530018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Linwood, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s6100%
1890s11400%
1900s19500%
1910s1,09400%
1920s1,81300%
1930s1,67950.3%
1940s2,25400%
1950s2,31600%
1960s1,39800%
1970s80500%
1980s48000%
1990s27600%
2000s14700%
2010s9100%
2020s5300%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
202412#7,0640–
20236#11,6840–
20228#9,5090–
202116#5,6880–
202011#7,3030–
20196#11,6010–
201812#6,9680–
20179#8,5590–
20168#9,3610–
201513#6,5560–
201410#7,9100–
20135#13,2870–
20128#9,3750–
201112#6,8510–
20108#9,3360–
20097#10,5630–
200816#5,6720–
200714#6,1350–
200618#4,9730–
200515#5,4650–
200414#5,6750–
200324#3,6880–
200210#6,8440–
200116#4,8110–
200013#5,4740–
199919#3,9220–
199824#3,2560–
199722#3,3140–
199625#2,9870–
199529#2,5980–
199425#2,9080–
199329#2,5540–
199228#2,5780–
199134#2,1760–
199041#1,8970–
198943#1,7820–
198836#1,8670–
198736#1,8190–
198647#1,4660–
198531#1,8970–
198439#1,5660–
198351#1,3040–
198262#1,1740–
198167#1,1180–
198068#1,1000–
197958#1,2000–
197867#1,0640–
197781#9530–
197651#1,2160–
197577#9360–
197476#9380–
197377#9200–
1972100#8010–
1971101#8010–
1970117#7660–
1969113#7370–
1968107#7230–
1967130#6540–
1966100#7390–
1965141#6350–
1964152#6330–
1963149#6440–
1962166#6020–
1961165#6200–
1960175#5920–
1959206#5470–
1958204#5400–
1957208#5380–
1956213#5170–
1955233#4800–
1954254#4550–
1953261#4430–
1952246#4510–
1951219#4580–
1950272#4100–
1949272#4090–
1948276#4090–
1947247#4330–
1946233#4160–
1945227#3960–
1944214#4110–
1943230#4080–
1942210#4230–
1941182#4340–
1940163#4560–
1939164#4490–
1938180#4260–
1937189#4130–
1936156#4510–
1935156#4560–
1934173#4280–
1933146#4570–
1932177#4200–
1931157#4480–
1930181#4375#4,940
1929161#4640–
1928201#4200–
1927206#4220–
1926175#4550–
1925175#4560–
1924189#4440–
1923174#4650–
1922192#4390–
1921179#4610–
1920161#4800–
1919159#4750–
1918137#5120–
1917147#4700–
1916149#4690–
1915135#4790–
1914119#4410–
191391#4520–
191275#4580–
191141#4600–
191041#4280–
190918#6450–
190827#4810–
190722#5000–
190619#5330–
190513#6870–
190419#5040–
190321#4620–
190222#4490–
190117#4830–
190017#6130–
189914#5350–
189816#5310–
189713#6000–
189615#5460–
189513#5920–
189412#6120–
18938#8060–
18926#1,0300–
18918#7390–
18909#7090–
18897#8530–
188810#6780–
18879#6590–
18869#6720–
18850–0–
18846#9240–
188310#6200–
18820–0–
18815#9550–
18805#1,0040–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Linwood reached #396 in 1945. As a girl name, it reached #4,940 in 1930. 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 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Linwood

Compare Linwood with another nameTry Linwood with your surnameTop names of 1948More names starting with L

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.