girl's name

Linah

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 253

Linah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in France in 2009, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 58,952 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 2003.

Linah over time

Births per decade in France, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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Births named Linah by decade in France
Decade Births
2000s 35
2010s 80
2020s (to 2025) 30

How popular is Linah?

In 2025, Linah was given to 10 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Where Linah is used

France #3,114 10 in 2025
Canada #3,840 5 in 2018
England & Wales #6,784 3 in 2008
United States #12,633 7 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Linah

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Linah also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Linah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Linah

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Linah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Linah

How popular is the name Linah?

In 2025, Linah was given to 10 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Is Linah a girl's or a boy's name?

Linah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Linah most popular?

Linah peaked in 2009, when 10 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Linah a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Linah currently ranks #3,114 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.