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A given name in Spanish, Danish and 2 more
Language contexts for this entry: Spanish, Danish, Lithuanian and 1 more
[ˈlʲɪnɐs] · Lithuanian
01 / Meaning & origin
Linas is a masculine given name documented in Spanish, Danish, Lithuanian and 1 other language.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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6 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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Published statistics
United States, 1971: 5 boys (rank 4907).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1945–2025 Spelling: Linas
Recorded category boys
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Source: Statistics Norway · Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1960 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1961 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1962 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1963 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1964 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1965 | 5 | 465 | observed |
| 1966 | 4 | 515 | observed |
| 1967 | 5 | 481 | observed |
| 1968 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1969 | 5 | 499 | observed |
| 1970 | 4 | 554 | observed |
| 1971 | 4 | 578 | observed |
| 1972 | 16 | 284 | observed |
| 1973 | 10 | 377 | observed |
| 1974 | 8 | 448 | observed |
| 1975 | 8 | 450 | observed |
| 1976 | 15 | 288 | observed |
| 1977 | 13 | 321 | observed |
| 1978 | 9 | 409 | observed |
| 1979 | 7 | 479 | observed |
| 1980 | 13 | 330 | observed |
| 1981 | 11 | 364 | observed |
| 1982 | 7 | 481 | observed |
| 1983 | 13 | 341 | observed |
| 1984 | 7 | 481 | observed |
| 1985 | 15 | 305 | observed |
| 1986 | 14 | 325 | observed |
| 1987 | 7 | 481 | observed |
| 1988 | 9 | 439 | observed |
| 1989 | 8 | 442 | observed |
| 1990 | 7 | 478 | observed |
| 1991 | 6 | 508 | observed |
| 1992 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1993 | 4 | 575 | observed |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1996 | 4 | 554 | observed |
| 1997 | 4 | 549 | observed |
| 1998 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | 6 | 461 | observed |
| 2013 | 7 | 424 | observed |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | 5 | 471 | observed |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Linas” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
Lithuanian basketball player (born 1985)
Lithuanian politician (born 1961)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Statistics Norway (SSB) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Berlin — published first-given-name registration counts, 2017–2023
BerlinOnline GmbH, based on Berlin LABO civil-registry data · CC-BY-3.0-DE · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
