Linna
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LIN-a
- Origin
- Scandinavian
Linna is a girls' name of Scandinavian origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Linna come from?
Scandinavian: probably a short form of Linnea or Lina; also Finnish linna 'castle'
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Is Linna a girl's or a boy's name?
Linna is a girls' name.
How popular is Linna in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1950, with 20 girls.
Half of all the girls named Linna in the US since 1880 were born between 1931 and 1992. It was already well used in 1880, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Linna in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | #8,941 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 8 | #9,328 |
| 1990 | 11 | #7,297 |
| 1989 | 10 | #7,443 |
| 1988 | 20 | #4,303 |
| 1987 | 13 | #5,608 |
| 1986 | 14 | #5,185 |
| 1985 | 12 | #5,676 |
| 1984 | 11 | #5,898 |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 9 | #6,886 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
| 1974 | 8 | #6,257 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 7 | #6,361 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 7 | #5,456 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #6,008 |
| 1963 | 9 | #4,538 |
| 1962 | 15 | #3,292 |
| 1961 | 9 | #4,545 |
| 1960 | 8 | #4,772 |
| 1959 | 7 | #5,030 |
| 1958 | 9 | #4,192 |
| 1957 | 9 | #4,201 |
| 1956 | 10 | #3,909 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 9 | #3,965 |
| 1953 | 7 | #4,594 |
| 1952 | 7 | #4,482 |
| 1951 | 10 | #3,481 |
| 1950 | 20 | #2,184 |
| 1949 | 13 | #2,849 |
| 1948 | 14 | #2,700 |
| 1947 | 13 | #2,897 |
| 1946 | 6 | #4,416 |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,915 |
| 1944 | 11 | #2,761 |
| 1943 | 12 | #2,694 |
| 1942 | 10 | #2,984 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,952 |
| 1940 | 5 | #4,347 |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,920 |
| 1938 | 13 | #2,340 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,798 |
| 1936 | 7 | #3,374 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,447 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,329 |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,343 |
| 1929 | 6 | #4,051 |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,723 |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,873 |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,563 |
| 1925 | 10 | #3,115 |
| 1924 | 10 | #3,143 |
| 1923 | 9 | #3,349 |
| 1922 | 5 | #5,007 |
| 1921 | 9 | #3,399 |
| 1920 | 13 | #2,590 |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,450 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,867 |
| 1917 | 6 | #4,081 |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,917 |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,272 |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,617 |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,185 |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,977 |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,727 |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 8 | #1,227 |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,931 |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,595 |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,699 |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,592 |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,437 |
| 1892 | 6 | #1,278 |
| 1891 | 7 | #1,093 |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 8 | #959 |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 7 | #897 |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 6 | #817 |
| 1882 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #836 |
Names like Linna
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lena Clara Emma Ada Nora Stella Ella Eva Anna Cora Leona Nina
Names related to Linna
More Scandinavian names
Kaia Jenson Jensen Maren Gustavo Anders Stellan Iverson Kari Kaja Larson Olsen Nea Ronya Jensyn Soley
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Linna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/linna, updated 20 October 2026.