Lin Popularity

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Region

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England and Wales — female rank by year
Year	Rank
2005	#4798
2006	#5061
2007	#3667
2008	#4524
2009	#5556
2010	#5707
2011	#3549
2012	#5876
2016	#4763
2017	#5765
2018	#4684
2021	#5581
2022	#5669
2024	#3695

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1970 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #114 in Norway in 1973.

Lin's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, count per million births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Count per million	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#3695	6	High	Demonstration data
2022	England and Wales	female	#5669	3	High	Demonstration data
2021	England and Wales	female	#5581	3	High	Demonstration data
2018	England and Wales	female	#4684	4	High	Demonstration data
2017	England and Wales	female	#5765	3	High	Demonstration data
2016	England and Wales	female	#4763	4	High	Demonstration data
2016	England and Wales	male	#4810	3	High	Demonstration data
2012	England and Wales	female	#5876	3	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	female	#3549	6	High	Demonstration data
2010	England and Wales	female	#5707	3	High	Demonstration data
2010	England and Wales	male	#4678	3	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	female	#5556	3	High	Demonstration data
2008	England and Wales	female	#4524	4	High	Demonstration data
2008	England and Wales	male	#3158	5	High	Demonstration data
2007	England and Wales	female	#3667	5	High	Demonstration data
2007	England and Wales	male	#3589	4	High	Demonstration data
2006	England and Wales	female	#5061	3	High	Demonstration data
2005	England and Wales	female	#4798	3	High	Demonstration data
2005	England and Wales	male	#3208	4	High	Demonstration data
2025	Norway	female	#513	4	High	Demonstration data
2024	Norway	female	#401	7	High	Demonstration data
2019	Norway	female	#415	7	High	Demonstration data
2018	Norway	female	#490	5	High	Demonstration data
2017	Norway	female	#382	10	High	Demonstration data
2016	Norway	female	#458	7	High	Demonstration data
2015	Norway	female	#559	4	High	Demonstration data
2014	Norway	female	#565	4	High	Demonstration data
2012	Norway	female	#499	6	High	Demonstration data
2007	Norway	female	#524	6	High	Demonstration data
2005	Norway	female	#607	4	High	Demonstration data
2001	Norway	female	#544	5	High	Demonstration data
1996	Norway	female	#588	5	High	Demonstration data
1989	Norway	female	#536	7	High	Demonstration data
1987	Norway	female	#569	6	High	Demonstration data
1983	Norway	female	#539	6	High	Demonstration data
1981	Norway	female	#495	7	High	Demonstration data
1979	Norway	female	#641	4	High	Demonstration data
1977	Norway	female	#329	12	High	Demonstration data
1976	Norway	female	#321	13	High	Demonstration data
1975	Norway	female	#118	56	High	Demonstration data
1974	Norway	female	#136	49	High	Demonstration data
1973	Norway	female	#114	60	High	Demonstration data
1972	Norway	female	#128	51	High	Demonstration data
1971	Norway	female	#126	48	High	Demonstration data
1970	Norway	female	#253	17	High	Demonstration data

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.