Linus is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 2017 and remains in steady use.
Linus is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,913 for boy births in the United States (and #4,068 across all names), given to 82 babies. Linus first appears in 1882 and peaked in 2017 (166 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 82 | 82 | #1,913 |
| 2024 | 129 | 129 | #1,425 |
| 2023 | 114 | 114 | #1,542 |
| 2022 | 126 | 126 | #1,442 |
| 2021 | 113 | 113 | #1,550 |
| 2020 | 124 | 124 | #1,405 |
| 2019 | 112 | 112 | #1,520 |
| 2018 | 147 | 147 | #1,259 |
| 2017 | 166 | 166 | #1,147 |
| 2016 | 131 | 131 | #1,363 |
| 2015 | 163 | 163 | #1,155 |
| 2014 | 163 | 163 | #1,160 |
| 2013 | 130 | 130 | #1,325 |
| 2012 | 141 | 141 | #1,257 |
| 2011 | 126 | 126 | #1,349 |
| 2010 | 117 | 117 | #1,420 |
| 2009 | 111 | 111 | #1,508 |
| 2008 | 113 | 113 | #1,460 |
| 2007 | 91 | 91 | #1,679 |
| 2006 | 66 | 66 | #2,027 |
| 2005 | 66 | 66 | #1,935 |
| 2004 | 63 | 63 | #1,946 |
| 2003 | 50 | 50 | #2,193 |
| 2002 | 41 | 41 | #2,458 |
| 2001 | 44 | 44 | #2,297 |
| 2000 | 48 | 48 | #2,113 |
| 1999 | 49 | 49 | #1,981 |
| 1998 | 29 | 29 | #2,830 |
| 1997 | 32 | — | #2,529 |
| 1996 | 23 | — | #3,167 |
| 1995 | 18 | — | #3,641 |
| 1994 | 18 | — | #3,697 |
| 1993 | 11 | — | #5,227 |
| 1992 | 16 | — | #3,857 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | #7,856 |
| 1990 | 15 | — | #3,894 |
| 1989 | 9 | — | #5,430 |
| 1988 | 10 | — | #4,637 |
| 1987 | 14 | — | #3,447 |
| 1986 | 9 | — | #4,697 |
| 1985 | 8 | — | #4,984 |
| 1984 | 10 | — | #4,097 |
| 1983 | 8 | — | #4,743 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | #5,369 |
| 1981 | 14 | — | #3,145 |
| 1980 | 17 | — | #2,799 |
| 1979 | 13 | — | #3,280 |
| 1978 | 14 | — | #3,012 |
| 1977 | 11 | — | #3,504 |
| 1976 | 10 | — | #3,627 |
| 1975 | 14 | — | #2,843 |
| 1974 | 17 | — | #2,417 |
| 1973 | 10 | — | #3,347 |
| 1972 | 14 | — | #2,610 |
| 1971 | 21 | — | #2,025 |
| 1970 | 14 | — | #2,585 |
| 1969 | 19 | — | #1,954 |
| 1968 | 20 | — | #1,811 |
| 1967 | 16 | — | #2,006 |
| 1966 | 24 | — | #1,603 |
| 1965 | 21 | — | #1,758 |
| 1964 | 19 | — | #1,877 |
| 1963 | 26 | — | #1,568 |
| 1962 | 31 | — | #1,414 |
| 1961 | 24 | — | #1,671 |
| 1960 | 34 | — | #1,374 |
| 1959 | 20 | — | #1,841 |
| 1958 | 35 | — | #1,313 |
| 1957 | 25 | — | #1,613 |
| 1956 | 32 | — | #1,371 |
| 1955 | 31 | — | #1,388 |
| 1954 | 30 | — | #1,398 |
| 1953 | 30 | — | #1,395 |
| 1952 | 31 | — | #1,364 |
| 1951 | 19 | — | #1,760 |
| 1950 | 28 | — | #1,382 |
| 1949 | 33 | — | #1,269 |
| 1948 | 32 | — | #1,288 |
| 1947 | 29 | — | #1,384 |
| 1946 | 24 | — | #1,457 |
| 1945 | 32 | — | #1,175 |
| 1944 | 33 | — | #1,164 |
| 1943 | 35 | — | #1,163 |
| 1942 | 43 | — | #1,032 |
| 1941 | 34 | — | #1,144 |
| 1940 | 45 | — | #958 |
| 1939 | 28 | — | #1,257 |
| 1938 | 40 | — | #1,022 |
| 1937 | 25 | — | #1,360 |
| 1936 | 33 | — | #1,156 |
| 1935 | 36 | — | #1,089 |
| 1934 | 31 | — | #1,205 |
| 1933 | 28 | — | #1,268 |
| 1932 | 39 | — | #1,083 |
| 1931 | 30 | — | #1,271 |
| 1930 | 34 | — | #1,227 |
| 1929 | 41 | — | #1,084 |
| 1928 | 46 | — | #1,026 |
| 1927 | 46 | — | #1,035 |
| 1926 | 61 | — | #847 |
| 1925 | 54 | — | #919 |
| 1924 | 48 | — | #1,029 |
| 1923 | 46 | — | #1,053 |
| 1922 | 45 | — | #1,053 |
| 1921 | 62 | — | #888 |
| 1920 | 55 | — | #936 |
| 1919 | 46 | — | #1,006 |
| 1918 | 49 | — | #957 |
| 1917 | 51 | — | #896 |
| 1916 | 49 | — | #908 |
| 1915 | 47 | — | #911 |
| 1914 | 30 | — | #1,040 |
| 1913 | 31 | — | #889 |
| 1912 | 20 | — | #1,047 |
| 1911 | 9 | — | #1,247 |
| 1910 | 8 | — | #1,268 |
| 1909 | 6 | — | #1,387 |
| 1906 | 5 | — | #1,354 |
| 1905 | 7 | — | #1,043 |
| 1900 | 6 | — | #1,253 |
| 1896 | 7 | — | #942 |
| 1895 | 5 | — | #1,182 |
| 1894 | 7 | — | #916 |
| 1893 | 7 | — | #882 |
| 1888 | 6 | — | #997 |
| 1885 | 5 | — | #1,026 |
| 1884 | 10 | — | #643 |
| 1882 | 10 | — | #625 |