🔥Linus

Greek

"flax"

Linus Origin and Meaning

The name Linus is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "flax".

Can Linus lose its metaphorical security blanket and move from the Peanuts page onto the birth certificate? We think it has enough charm and other positive elements going for it for the answer to be yes.

In Greek myth, Linus is both a musician and poet, the inventor of rhythm and melody who taught music to Hercules. In the Christian era, Linus was the name of the second pope, Saint Peter's successor, while in modern times chemist Linus Pauling was awarded the Nobel Prize twice.

Humphrey Bogart as Linus Larrabee won the heart of Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina, and Matt Damon played Linus Caldwell in three of the Oceans movies.

Linus is currently in or around the Top 50 in Germany, Sweden and Norway, and is one of the most popular boys' names on Nameberry.

Linus Rank in US Top 1000

# 954 in the US

Linus Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 219 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Linus

• 219 Nameberry 2025
• 536 Unique 2023
• 894 Future 2028
• 29 Germany 2024
• 93 Sweden 2015
• 122 Switzerland 2023

20 Names Similar to Linus

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Linus.

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• Amos
• Phineas
• Wilbur
• Angus
• Rufus
• Clement
• Oswald
• Darcy
• Hamish
• Claude
• Rupert
• Orson
• Ernest
• Fergus
• Augustine
• Percy
• Cecil
• Wilfred
• Leopold

Famous People Named Linus

• Linus second Pope
• Linus Yale Sr. (1797,1858), American inventor; manufacturer of locks
• Linus Yale Jr. (1821,1868), American mechanical engineer
• Linus William Roache (born 1964) English actor
• Linus Torvalds (born 1969) Finnish,American software engineer
• Linus Pauling (1901 1994), American chemist and peace activist
• Linus of Liege aka Francis Line Jesuit priest and scientist
• Linus Reinhard "Lonny" Frey American baseball player America nbaseball player
• Linus Gerdemann German professional road bicycle racer
• J. Linus McAtee American Hall of Fame jockey
• Linus Thornblad Swedish high jumper
• Linus Sebastian Canadian YouTube star
• Linus Maurer real life California cartoonist, whose served as the inspiration for the name of

The name Linus in Pop Culture

• Linus Larrabee character in film "Sabrina"
• Linus Van Pelt character in the "Peanuts" comic strip and films
• Linus character in film "Sharkboy And Lavagirl"
• Linus Caldwell character in the Ocean's 11 films
• Linus son of Apollo in Greek mythology
• Linus Rawlings character in film "How the West Was Won"
• Ben Linus character on TV's "Lost"
• Linus indie/riot grrrl band
• Linus Italian magazine published since 1965
• Linus one of the lost operas by Jean,Philippe Rameau
• Linus Pauling Quartet Houston psychedelic rock band
• Linus' law named for Linus Torvalds, states that "given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow"
• Linus character in the video game "Stardew Valley"
• Linus extraterrestrial character, male Saurian Starfleet Officer on the USS Discovery on
• TV series Star Trek: Discovery played by David Benjamin Tomlinson