Worldwide, Линекер (Lineker 
, Линекер) is a rare predominantly masculine, but scarcely female given name. The forename Линекер is habitual in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Brazil, where it is a rare predominantly male, but very seldom feminine name, Peru, where it is a very rare masculine name, and Mexico, where it is a very rare predominantly boy's, but very seldom feminine name. Likewise, Линекер is the last name as well as the forename.