Linnea

Spellings & scripts●

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 21 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Linnea is also recorded as 9 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate given name2.9K records spelled Linnea3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Sweden, United Kingdom, Canada

  Also written Linnéa, Linnèa

• a separate given name603 records spelled Linnea4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Sweden, Norway, United States, Canada

  Also written Linnéa, Linnèa, Linneá

• Swahili given name426 records spelled Linnea2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Sweden, United Kingdom, Norway

  Also written Linnéa

• Russian given name244 records spelled Linnea10 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Russia, Sweden, Finland

  Languages: Russian, Ukrainian

  Also written Линнея, Линнеа, Linnéa, Linneia

• Croatian given name197 records spelled Linnea12 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Sweden, United States, United Kingdom

  Languages: Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian

  Also written Linnéa, Linnèa

• Czech given name148 records spelled Linnea5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Sweden, Czechia, United States

  Languages: Czech, Slovak

  Also written Linnéa, Linnèa

• Korean given name138 records spelled Linnea2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Sweden, Canada

  Also written Linnéa

• Hungarian given name103 records spelled Linnea2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Sweden, Hungary, United States

  Also written Linnéa

• Romanian given name64 records spelled Linnea4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Sweden, United States

  Also written Linnéa, Linnèa, Linneá

37 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Linnea is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, A female given name from Latin of Swedish origin, occasionally used since the twentieth century.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Norwegian, a female given name borrowed from Sweden in the nineteenth century

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In French, Origine suédoise; référence au patronyme du botaniste Linné.

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In German, ) Linnéa: in Deutschland seit den i98oer-Jahren vorkommender weibl.

  as a name·DUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 128 years between 1894–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Astri Taubeb. 1898SEnot in their usual nameSwedish sculptor (1898-1980)
• Linnea Quigleyb. 1958USAmerican actress
• Linnea Olssonb. 1983SESwedish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (born 1983)
• Septemberb. 1984SEnot in their usual nameSwedish singer and songwriter
• Linnea Henrikssonb. 1986SESwedish singer
• Linnea Södahlb. 1987SESwedish singer
• Linnea Berthelsenb. 1993DKDanish actress
• Amanda Fondellb. 1994SEnot in their usual nameSwedish singer
• Mimmi Sandénb. 1995SEnot in their usual nameSwedish singer and actress
• Ella Wahlestedtb. 1998SEnot in their usual nameSwedish actress

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 459 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Linnea?

We estimate roughly 125 thousand people bear Linnea (counting its spellings and scripts) across 7 countries in our records.

In which country does Linnea have the most bearers?

We estimate about 89 thousand people bear Linnea in Sweden, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled linnea.

Where is Linnea most common?

Linnea is densest in Sweden, where the national register counts about 1 in 115 people carrying it.

How common is Linnea compared with other names?

In Sweden, Linnea is the 32nd most common given name of 36,824 given names recorded there.

Is Linnea a male or female name?

Linnea is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Linnea mean?

Recorded meaning: From the Swedish flower name linnea, ultimately honoring botanist Linnaeus.