The first name Linnea
A girl’s name from Latin.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Latin origin
A female given name from Latin of Swedish origin, occasionally used since the twentieth century.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 8 girls were named Linnea, making it the 3,035th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2022, with 11 births (#2,325).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Linnea with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Linnea at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 149 girls born in the United States were named Linnea, the 1,449th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2015, when 177 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Linnea
5 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Linnea QuigleyAmerican actress, born 1958
- Linnea BerthelsenDanish actress, born 1993
- Anni-Linnea AlanenFinnish javelin thrower, born 2002
- Doris LaineFinnish ballet dancer (1931–2018)
- Sirkka SariFinnish actress, 1920–1939
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Questions
- What is the origin of the name Linnea?
- Linnea comes from Latin.
- How popular is the name Linnea?
- In 2025, 8 girls born in England and Wales were named Linnea, ranking 3,035th. Its peak was 2022, with 11 births.
- Is Linnea a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 9,944 US babies named Linnea since 1880 were girls.
- When was Linnea most popular?
- 2015 in the United States, when 177 babies were named Linnea, its highest rank at 1,346th.