Given name & surname
Linley
“from the flax field”
Linley is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the flax field.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the flax field.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Linley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,746
- 84 boys · 1,662 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 89 babies
- 2025
- 50
- #3,192 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +5%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 50 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,192 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 5.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Mississippi had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,381 as a first name in 2020; 1,079 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Linley’s family of names
Linley has a related form in Lynley. Linley has a related form in Linli. Linley has a related form in Linlea.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 15
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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