Linley is a rare girls' name that peaked in 2021 and remains in steady use.
Linley is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #3,192 for girl births in the United States (and #5,646 across all names), given to 50 babies. Linley was first reported in SSA data in 1917 and peaked in 2021 (89 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50 | 50 | #3,192 | — |
| 2024 | 58 | 58 | #2,877 | — |
| 2023 | 80 | 80 | #2,301 | — |
| 2022 | 79 | 79 | #2,357 | — |
| 2021 | 89 | 89 | #2,124 | — |
| 2020 | 65 | 65 | #2,615 | — |
| 2019 | 53 | 53 | #3,069 | — |
| 2018 | 69 | 69 | #2,547 | — |
| 2017 | 77 | 77 | #2,373 | — |
| 2016 | 75 | 75 | #2,454 | — |
| 2015 | 84 | 84 | #2,252 | — |
| 2014 | 75 | 75 | #2,437 | — |
| 2013 | 85 | 85 | #2,203 | — |
| 2012 | 72 | 72 | #2,533 | — |
| 2011 | 58 | 58 | #2,977 | — |
| 2010 | 54 | 54 | #3,099 | — |
| 2009 | 50 | 50 | #3,330 | — |
| 2008 | 39 | 39 | #4,055 | — |
| 2007 | 24 | 24 | #5,822 | — |
| 2006 | 37 | 37 | #4,051 | — |
| 2005 | 26 | 26 | #5,044 | — |
| 2004 | 24 | 24 | #5,313 | — |
| 2003 | 13 | 13 | #8,290 | — |
| 2002 | 12 | 12 | #8,602 | — |
| 2001 | 16 | 16 | #6,835 | — |
| 1999 | 9 | 9 | #9,982 | — |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | #8,993 | — |
| 1997 | 7 | — | #11,541 | — |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #12,781 | — |
| 1995 | 6 | — | #12,680 | — |
| 1994 | 13 | — | #6,914 | — |
| 1993 | 8 | — | #10,153 | — |
| 1992 | 9 | — | #9,184 | — |
| 1991 | 17 | — | #5,557 | — |
| 1990 | 20 | — | #4,793 | — |
| 1989 | 33 | — | #3,223 | — |
| 1988 | 43 | — | #2,512 | — |
| 1987 | 14 | — | #5,466 | — |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #10,276 | — |
| 1984 | 11 | — | #6,117 | — |
| 1983 | 8 | — | #7,717 | — |
| 1982 | 6 | — | #9,908 | — |
| 1981 | 8 | — | #7,821 | — |
| 1980 | 10 | — | #6,569 | — |
| 1979 | 7 | — | #8,572 | — |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #9,206 | — |
| 1977 | 7 | — | #8,024 | — |
| 1976 | 5 | — | #10,153 | — |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #9,556 | — |
| 1969 | 7 | — | #6,326 | — |
| 1965 | 6 | — | — | #3,763 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #7,175 | — |
| 1962 | 12 | — | #5,595 | #4,402 |
| 1952 | 5 | — | #6,044 | — |
| 1949 | 8 | — | — | #2,923 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | — | #3,834 |
| 1942 | 6 | — | — | #3,424 |
| 1941 | 5 | — | — | #3,807 |
| 1934 | 5 | — | — | #3,985 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | — | #4,101 |
| 1930 | 5 | — | — | #4,324 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | — | #4,486 |
| 1926 | 5 | — | — | #4,559 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | — | #4,623 |
| 1920 | 5 | — | — | #4,680 |
| 1919 | 7 | — | — | #3,603 |
| 1917 | 7 | — | — | #3,422 |