Linnea: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “lime tree; twinflower”
- Origin
- Scandinavian
- Say it
- lih-NAY-uh · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Linnea is a Swedish name popularized from the flower linnaea, named after Carl Linnaeus. It is also associated with the Swedish word for the linden or lime tree.
How popular is Linnea?
Babies named Linnea in 2024130
2024 rank#1,605 girls
Peak year2015
Total US babies since 18809,793
Linnea has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Linnea
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Linnea questions
What does the name Linnea mean?
Linnea means "lime tree; twinflower". It comes from Scandinavian. Linnea is a Swedish name popularized from the flower linnaea, named after Carl Linnaeus. It is also associated with the Swedish word for the linden or lime tree.
Is Linnea a boy or girl name?
Linnea is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Linnea?
130 US babies were named Linnea in 2024. Its peak year was 2015.
How do you pronounce Linnea?
Linnea is usually pronounced lih-NAY-uh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.