Baby name
RISING
🇩🇪 🇸🇪 🇫🇮 Linus
/LY · nus/
Meaning
“Flax”
From Greek Linos, associated with the mythological inventor of melody; famously borne by the second pope and the Peanuts character Linus van Pelt.
Nicknames
lin · lino
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Quietly surging; the Peanuts association is warm and nostalgic, and Linux founder Linus Torvalds adds tech credibility.
The cultural moment.
Rising strongly in Germany and Scandinavia since around 2012; top 50 in Sweden and Germany.