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
Where it lives now
Linton is most concentrated in Georgia — about 11.1× the national rate in the 1940s.
States where Linton is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.
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