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Linus

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Linus: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

Recording by Jeuwre. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #1000 to #4789.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#1000#4789
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#1337
1997#2022
1998#1000
1999#1027
2000#1241
2001#1027
2002#1128
2003#1132
2004#1160
2005#1047
2006#1401
2007#1201
2008#1343
2009#1133
2010#1911
2011#1124
2012#1191
2013#1183
2014#1117
2015#1786
2016#2804
2017#1627
2018#1683
2019#2488
2020#2076
2021#2125
2022#4789
2023#2546
2024#3254
2025#3684

VerifiedSource: 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

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 32 of the 39 years from 1987 to 2025.

In 2025: #87 among boys in Norway, #3684 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1987–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1987

    First recorded at #580 among boys in Norway in 1987 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1987–2025

    Highest recorded position: #49 among boys in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1987–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3684 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1987 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #49 in Norway in 2007.

Linus's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#36845HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#32546HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#25468HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#47893HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#212510HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#207610HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#24888HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#168314HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#162715HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#28047HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#178613HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#111724HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#118321HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#119122HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#112423HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#191111HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#113322HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#134317HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#120119HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#140114HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#104720HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#116016HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#113215HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#112814HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#102715HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#124111HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#102714HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#100014HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#20225HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#13379HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#8776HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#7590HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#9469HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#10955HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#9863HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#11646HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#11755HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#10270HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#9088HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#9385HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#9089HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#8796HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#73118HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#78113HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#55154HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#61143HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#63141HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#69131HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#49160HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#69125HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#10278HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#19128HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#20726HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#19627HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#27415HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#28116HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#4128HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#5185HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#6234HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#5805HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#5167HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#5805HighVerified

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

Where Linus is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Linus, between 1987 and 2025, in 34 of those 39 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1987–202532#49 in 2007
England and Wales1996–202530#1000 in 1998

No registrar recorded it for 4 years after 1991; it appears again in 1996.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1987 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #49 in Norway in 2007. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.