Linnea
Featured in baby name books
Linnea is a Scandinavian name meaning “lime tree” or “linden tree.” Pronounced lin-NAY-a, Linnea is a lovely name that is growing in popularity.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Linnea in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Linnea against each list of names.
Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Linnea is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Linnea in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 149 girls were named Linnea, making it the #1443 girls' name in the US. Since 1894, 9,944 girls have been named Linnea, with the most (177) in 2015. It is most common, relative to births, in Minnesota, Utah and Washington.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Linnea in other languages
- Linnéa Norwegian, Swedish
- Nea Finnish, Swedish
- Línia Portuguese
Linnea name days
- May 13 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Linnea songs
2 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Linnea in their title. The best known:
- Byssan lull / Linnea – Evert Taube (1936)
- LINNEA
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Linnea products
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