Linell is a rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.
Linell is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1990. Linell first appears in 1919 and peaked in 1952 (41 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5 | — | — | #8,960 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | — | #8,705 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | — | #5,512 |
| 1981 | 11 | — | #11,361 | #5,951 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | — | #6,858 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | — | #6,438 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | — | #5,343 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | #8,266 | — |
| 1972 | 15 | — | #5,298 | #5,445 |
| 1971 | 25 | — | #3,588 | #4,207 |
| 1970 | 14 | — | #7,577 | #3,707 |
| 1969 | 15 | — | #5,747 | #3,799 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | — | #3,808 |
| 1966 | 16 | — | #5,090 | #3,145 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | #6,265 | — |
| 1961 | 7 | — | #5,616 | — |
| 1960 | 5 | — | — | #4,379 |
| 1959 | 7 | — | — | #3,467 |
| 1958 | 10 | — | #4,078 | — |
| 1957 | 11 | — | #3,825 | — |
| 1956 | 28 | — | #2,581 | #3,104 |
| 1955 | 13 | — | #4,588 | #4,173 |
| 1954 | 12 | — | #4,941 | #4,146 |
| 1953 | 13 | — | #3,204 | — |
| 1952 | 50 | — | #1,517 | #2,799 |
| 1951 | 22 | — | #2,162 | — |
| 1950 | 15 | — | #3,831 | #3,536 |
| 1949 | 10 | — | #5,673 | #4,012 |
| 1948 | 14 | — | #3,754 | #3,977 |
| 1947 | 11 | — | #3,365 | — |
| 1946 | 12 | — | #2,971 | — |
| 1945 | 9 | — | #3,281 | — |
| 1944 | 7 | — | — | #3,013 |
| 1943 | 8 | — | #3,677 | — |
| 1942 | 5 | — | #5,032 | — |
| 1941 | 5 | — | #4,772 | — |
| 1938 | 7 | — | #3,687 | — |
| 1935 | 6 | — | — | #3,481 |
| 1933 | 5 | — | — | #3,948 |
| 1922 | 7 | — | #4,260 | — |
| 1919 | 6 | — | — | #3,985 |