Linnet comes from the English / French tradition, meaning Flaxen haired.
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How popular is Linnet?
1967peak year
Today, Linnet has effectively disappeared from U.S. birth records. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1967, 12 babies were given the name (ranked #3965 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1960s. In all, around 135 babies have been registered as Linnet since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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