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Linus

Linus is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

MaleMedium

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Verdict
Male
Confidence
Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States, Sweden, Austria
US records 1880–2017
4,389 male / 0 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Linus

If you do not know Linus’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Linus,” in English, “Guten Tag Linus,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Linus,

German

Guten Tag Linus,

French

Bonjour Linus,

Spanish

Estimado/a Linus:

Chinese

Linus您好：

Japanese

Linus様

English

Hi Linus,

German

Hi Linus,

French

Salut Linus,

Spanish

Hola Linus,

Chinese

Linus你好：

Japanese

Linusさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Linus by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statesuncommonman's name
Swedenuncommonman's name
Austriarareman's name
East Frisiarareman's name

United States birth data

4,389 male · 0 female · 4,389 births recorded

Male ≈ 100%Female ≈ 0%

Records from 1980–2017: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Linus a male or female name?

Linus is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Linus in an email?

If you do not know Linus’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Linus,” in English, “Guten Tag Linus,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Linus a unisex name?

Linus is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Linus a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/linus. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_linus,
  title  = {Is Linus a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/linus},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}