Linwood is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Linwood means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Linwood across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Linwood has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Linwood is a boy name of English origin meaning “stream by the wood, or lime wood”. An English place name and surname used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 12,781 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Linwood per year, United States (1880 to 2024). United States peaked in 1948 (276/yr).
Linwood has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1948, when it ranked #883 nationally (given to 276 babies that year).
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