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Linus
say it ly-nus
What Linus means
- Greek and Latin from Greek linon, flax Greek myth, New Testament and Christian saint: Linus, son of Apollo and music teacher; Pope St Linus
How popular it is
Its use is falling over the last ten years.
- no. 92 in Switzerland (2025)
- no. 109 in Austria (2020)
- no. 110 in Norway (2020)
- no. 132 in Denmark (2019)
- no. 135 in Sweden (2020)
- no. 868 in Portugal (2017)
- no. 1394 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 1478 in the US (2024)
In the United States it was most popular around 2010.
Names with a similar meaning
Riley Hayden Fabian Ollie Sage Bentley Fabio Brandon Lino Lorenz Lars Leighton
Linus in stories
- Peanuts: Linus van Pelt, the blanket-carrying philosopher