Girl's name
Linnea
Say it lin-NAY-uh
Latin origin linden tree
3 syllables
Where Linnea is loved, common and rare
Common in Norway. Rare in five German cities, Sweden, Austria and six more places. Loved in Finland.
1 in 31,660 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
Norway 31stSweden 114thMunich 124th
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Every place
In 15 of the 40 official lists, among them Norway (31st), Sweden (114th) and Munich (124th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 31st 2025 | 167 | 1 in 131 |
| Sweden | 114th 2025 | 143 | about 1 in 281 |
| Munich city | 124th 2025 | 10 | about 1 in 419 |
| Berlin city | 185th 2023 | 18 | about 1 in 806 |
| Cologne city | 217th 2023 | 5 | about 1 in 1,229 |
| Austria | 227th 2025 | 26 | 1 in 1,374 |
| Switzerland | 228th 2025 | 39 | 1 in 872 |
| British Columbia province | 592nd 2023 | 5 | about 1 in 2,392 |
| Ontario province | 1584th 2024 | 6 | about 1 in 9,078 |
| Italy | 2927th 2024 | 2 | 1 in 89,585 |
| England and Wales | 3034th 2025 | 8 | 1 in 31,660 |
| France as Linnéa | 3366th 2025 | 5 | 1 in 57,359 |
| Finland | 2nd 2025 | 255 | rank only |
| Leipzig city | 107th 2025 | 5 | about 1 in 525 |
| Rostock city | 166th 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 985 |
Rare, below the listed names: Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Quebec, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Bonn, Spain, Catalonia, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB) (Norway); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); Landeshauptstadt München, Statistisches Amt (opendata.muenchen.de) (Munich); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV) (Finland); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig); Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock (opendata-hro.de) (Rostock). How we count, and every source
About the name
Linnea is a flower name. It comes from Linnaea borealis, the twinflower, which was named after the Swedish botanist Carl von Linné. His family name, Linnaeus, was a Latin form of the Swedish lind, 'linden tree'. The name was first recorded as a Swedish given name in the nineteenth century.
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Three syllables, said lin-NAY-uh, with the stress in the middle. Nea is a short form. Linnéa is the accented Swedish spelling, and Lynnea and Linnae are alternatives.
Finland is where it is most popular, as the second most used girls' name, and it also ranks well in Norway and Sweden. English-speaking countries use it lightly, mostly in British Columbia and Ontario. Canadian records place its peak in 1992, and it is rising in more regions than it is falling.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- lin-NAY-uh, 3 syllables
- Meaning
linden tree
- Origin
- Latin
- Other spellings
- Nea
- Linne
- Línia
- Linia
- Linnae
- Lynnea
- Lynea
- Linea
- Linna
Counted together here: Linnéa.
Etymology
A flower name coined in the eighteenth century, from Linnaea borealis, twinflower, named after the Swedish botanist Carl von Linné (1707-1778). His original family name Linnaeus was a Latinization of Swedish Lind (“linden tree”). First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1842 as Linnaea.
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 6 of 10 regions, falling in 1.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 4096 | 4763 | 3178 | 2643 | 3117 | 2711 | 2325 | 2689 | 2411 | 3034 |
| Ontario | 1419 | 1274 | 1584 | |||||||
| British Columbia | 561 | 446 | 592 | |||||||
| France | 3608 | 3521 | 3366 | |||||||
| Austria | 336 | 332 | 286 | 295 | 231 | 314 | 474 | 286 | 274 | 227 |
| Switzerland | 608 | 640 | 355 | 362 | 350 | 350 | 420 | 244 | 217 | 228 |
| Berlin | 211 | 281 | 147 | 182 | 278 | 325 | 154 | 185 | ||
| Munich | 178 | 238 | 159 | 124 | ||||||
| Cologne | 166 | 219 | 299 | 449 | 432 | 170 | 143 | 217 | ||
| Bonn | 314 | 365 | 221 | 357 | 186 | 239 | 236 | |||
| Leipzig | 253 | 193 | 189 | 131 | 191 | 201 | 157 | 215 | 178 | 107 |
| Rostock | 184 | 228 | 99 | 199 | 202 | 174 | 166 | |||
| Norway | 17 | 27 | 32 | 28 | 32 | 37 | 32 | 29 | 41 | 31 |
| Sweden | 34 | 46 | 49 | 67 | 78 | 86 | 100 | 84 | 103 | 114 |
| Finland | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3034 | 8 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 2411 | 11 | 4.3 |
| 2023 | 2689 | 9 | 3.5 |
| 2022 | 2325 | 11 | 4.2 |
| 2021 | 2711 | 9 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 3117 | 7 | 2.6 |
| 2019 | 2643 | 9 | 3.2 |
| 2018 | 3178 | 7 | 2.4 |
| 2017 | 4763 | 4 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 4096 | 5 | 1.6 |
| 2015 | 2496 | 10 | 3.2 |
| 2014 | 4003 | 5 | 1.6 |
| 2013 | 3536 | 6 | 1.9 |
| 2012 | 4171 | 5 | 1.6 |
| 2011 | 2636 | 9 | 2.8 |
| 2010 | 2392 | 10 | 3.1 |
| 2009 | 3422 | 6 | 1.9 |
| 2008 | 3397 | 6 | 1.9 |
| 2006 | 2509 | 8 | 2.7 |
| 2005 | 2084 | 10 | 3.5 |
| 2004 | 3725 | 4 | 1.4 |
| 2003 | 3594 | 4 | 1.4 |
| 2000 | 3912 | 3 | 1.1 |
| 1997 | 3174 | 4 | 1.4 |
| 1996 | 2683 | 5 | 1.7 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
Ontario and British Columbia since 1925
Half of the babies named Linnea in Ontario and British Columbia since 1925 were born in or after 2000. First recorded in 1968. Her peak year there: 1992, at 27.8 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Linnea per 100,000 girls born in Ontario and British Columbia, by five-year period. Her 1992 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (1917-2024), OGL-Ontario; BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (1924-2023), OGL-BC.
Sister names for Linnea
1 in 3,958 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Linnea.
1 in 5,964 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Linnea.
1 in 11,513 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Linnea.
1 in 1,362 in Norway
Rose and fell with Linnea.
1 in 1,624 in Austria
Rose and fell with Linnea.
1 in 5,277 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Linnea.
1 in 57,359 in France
Rose and fell with Linnea.
1 in 19,483 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Linnea.
1 in 6,332 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Linnea.
1 in 63,320 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Linnea.
Middle names for Linnea
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Linnea Charlotte
3-2 beats · initials LC
Changes the beat after Linnea: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 86 in Ireland
Linnea Sophie
3-2 beats · initials LS
Changes the beat after Linnea: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Linnea Grace
3-1 beats · initials LG
Changes the beat after Linnea: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Linnea Olivia
3-4 beats · initials LO · Linnea slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Linnea: 3 syllables, then 4 syllables. Linnea slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 102 in Ireland
Linnea Mia
3-2 beats · initials LM
Changes the beat after Linnea: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 132 in Northern Ireland
Linnea Ruby
3-2 beats · initials LR
Changes the beat after Linnea: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Linnea Rose
3-1 beats · initials LR
Changes the beat after Linnea: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 173 in Northern Ireland
Linnea Nora
3-2 beats · initials LN
Changes the beat after Linnea: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
Same style as Linnea
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 4,473 in Scotland
80% alike: moves with Linnea across countries and decades.
1 in 84,427 in England and Wales
79% alike: moves with Linnea across countries and decades.
1 in 161 in Norway
79% alike: moves with Linnea across countries and decades.
1 in 50,656 in England and Wales
79% alike: moves with Linnea across countries and decades.
1 in 16,885 in England and Wales
78% alike: moves with Linnea across countries and decades.
1 in 74 in Norway
78% alike: moves with Linnea across countries and decades.
1 in 50,656 in England and Wales
76% alike: moves with Linnea across countries and decades.
1 in 1,362 in Norway
76% alike: moves with Linnea across countries and decades.
Famous people named Linnea
Linnea Quigley, Linnea Berthelsen and Linnea Torstensson.
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American actress born 1958
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Danish actress born 1993
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Swedish handball player born 1983
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Linnea
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Linnea?
Her best rank is No. 2 in Finland in 2025. She is in the published lists of 15 of our 40 regions.
What does Linnea mean?
Wiktionary glosses Linnea as "linden tree".
How do you pronounce Linnea?
lin-NAY-uh, with 3 syllables.
Is Linnea getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 6 of 10 regions, falling in 1.
Which sister names go with Linnea?
The deck's top five sisters for Linnea: Selina, Celina, Jasmin, Tyra and Emelie. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.