At a glance
- U.S. rank 2025
- Not in the 2025 data · last seen 2024 (#9,894)
- Babies in 2024
- 7 (<0.01% of boys)
- Peak
- #7,738 in 2023
- First recorded
- 2012
Meaning of Linux
Linux, pronounced LIN-uhks (/ˈlɪn.əks/), unfolds like an unexpected sonnet etched upon the digital horizon—a name at once solid and whisper-soft. Its origin is modern yet poetic: in 1991 Linus Torvalds—with a wink and a spark of rebellion—married his own name to Unix, gifting the world an open-source kernel that would hum beneath countless machines. Beneath those sleek syllables lies the warmth of una famiglia mondiale di spiriti curiosi, a global clan of dreamers and tinkerers united by the gentle thrill of discovery. Though seldom found in traditional registries, Linux carries a lighthearted defiance, as if inviting its bearer to craft new worlds with the same friendly bravado that kindled its birth. To name a child Linux is to bestow upon him the mantle of innovator and steward of possibility, one who walks the ancient stone alleys of Italian piazzas and the humming corridors of tomorrow with equal wonder.
How to pronounce Linux
English
- Pronounced LIN-uhks /ˈlɪn.əks/
Popularity of Linux in the U.S.
Linux was last recorded in the U.S. in 2024, ranked #9,894 with 7 babies. It peaked at #7,738 in 2023. It first appears in the records in 2012.
- Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 2012–2024 11 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 9,894 | ▼ 2,156 |
| 2023 | 10 | 7,738 | ▲ 562 |
| 2022 | 9 | 8,300 | ▼ 134 |
| 2021 | 9 | 8,166 | ▲ 1,388 |
| 2020 | 7 | 9,554 | back (not recorded in 2019) |
| 2018 | 7 | 9,670 | ▲ 1,105 |
| 2017 | 6 | 10,775 | ▼ 1,959 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8,816 | ▲ 1,828 |
| 2015 | 6 | 10,644 | back (not recorded in 2014) |
| 2013 | 8 | 8,789 | ▲ 3,485 |
| 2012 | 5 | 12,274 | new |