Masculine dossier · first seen 1883

Linton

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1922

Peak era

1922

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

Quick answers about Linton

How many people are named Linton?

An estimated 964 living Americans are named Linton.

How rare is Linton?

Linton fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

How old is the typical Linton?

The median age of a living American named Linton is approximately 58 years, with most bearers falling between 40 and 72 years old.

Is Linton still popular?

Not especially. Linton has been declining since its 1922 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Linton most common?

Linton has its strongest geographic signal in Georgia, where it appears 11.1× more often than the national baseline.

1883Peak 19222025

Peak year

1922

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

2,360

Linton last appeared in SSA records in 2023. Across its recorded history, about 2,360 American boys received the name.

Linton peaked in 1922, when 50 boys were given the name.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 2,360 Americans named Linton since 1883.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1922

Living profile

1,093

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age61

Core range43–75

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Glacier

A long-duration classic distributed across many generations.

Geographic heartland

Georgia

11.1× higher affinity than the national baseline.

Georgia · 1920s 11.1×

Georgia · 1940s 11.1×

Georgia · 1910s 11.0×