The first name Linnie
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A diminutive of the female given name Linda.
Linnie is a short form of
.From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Linnie last appeared in the official list in 2023, given to 3 girls.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Linnie with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Linnie at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 14 girls born in the United States were named Linnie, the 7,715th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1921, when 180 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.
Questions
- How popular is the name Linnie?
- In 2023, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Linnie, ranking 5,687th.
- Is Linnie a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 8,709 US babies named Linnie since 1880, 92% were girls and 8% boys.
- When was Linnie most popular?
- 1921 in the United States, when 180 babies were named Linnie, its highest rank at 528th.