Linus
3 countries#1906 in United States, 2025US
#1906
in United States, 2025
FR
26
total births, France
SCOT
3
total births, Scotland
Total births recorded
5,371
Peak year (United States)
2017
Peak-year count
166
First recorded
1882
Popularity across 3 countries
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United StatesFranceScotland
Country by country
United States
5,342 births recorded 1882–2025 · currently #1906 · peaked in 2017 with 166 births
Most common in: California, Minnesota, New York, Texas, Ohio
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
26 births recorded 2006–2018 · peaked in 2011 with 4 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
3 births recorded 2009–2009 · peaked in 2009 with 3 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Linus’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #2010 | — |
| 2007 | #1669 | ↑341 |
| 2008 | #1452 | ↑217 |
| 2009 | #1497 | ↓45 |
| 2010 | #1415 | ↑82 |
| 2011 | #1344 | ↑71 |
| 2012 | #1249 | ↑95 |
| 2013 | #1321 | ↓72 |
| 2014 | #1158 | ↑163 |
| 2015 | #1152 | ↑6 |
| 2016 | #1356 | ↓204 |
| 2017 | #1141 | ↑215 |
| 2018 | #1255 | ↓114 |
| 2019 | #1515 | ↓260 |
| 2020 | #1398 | ↑117 |
| 2021 | #1546 | ↓148 |
| 2022 | #1440 | ↑106 |
| 2023 | #1539 | ↓99 |
| 2024 | #1423 | ↑116 |
| 2025 | #1906 | ↓483 |
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