Linetta

Girl · recorded 1949–1979

  • 1979last recorded
  • 1970best year

Most popular in 1970.

Last recorded in 1979. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Linetta.

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Its story

Popularity since 1949

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 17 recorded years as a table
Linetta, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19494
19544
19555
19562
19593
19603
19613
19633
19653
19675
19685
19693
19706
19715
19723
19754
19793

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Linetta isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1979
5
Rank in 1979
#10,210
How rare
1 in 321,053 girls
Since 1949
114

Linetta was last recorded in 1979. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1970, at 6 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Linetta doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.