Linwood comes from the English tradition, meaning River In The Woods.
◆
How popular is Linwood?
1948peak year
Linwood appears in U.S. registration data going all the way back to 1880, when records begin. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1948, 276 babies received the name (ranked #409). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #8429), with roughly 10 babies named Linwood each year. Linwood's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 12,781 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Every name has a homeland. Discover strong boy names rooted in cultures from around the world — each with full meanings, origin stories and pronunciation.