Linkin Boy
How popular is Linkin?
#1,634 boy name in 2025
103 baby boys were named Linkin in the US in 2025, making it the 1634th most popular boy name.
Linkin popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,634 for boys (▲ 118 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 103 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+13% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,703 in 2015, #1,297 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2018 (191 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,059 in 2018 |
| First recorded | 2001 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Linkin counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Linkin family of names ranked #1,203 for boys in 2025 (#1,201 the year before), with 137 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Linkin | 103 | 75% |
| Linken | 12 | 9% |
| Linkyn | 7 | 5% |
| Linkon | 10 | 7% |
| Lynken | 5 | 4% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Linkin is most popular
Babies named Linkin per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Linkin by decade
Boy names about as popular as Linkin
Questions
- Is Linkin a boy or girl name?
- Linkin is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Linkin were boys.
- How popular is the name Linkin?
- 103 baby boys were named Linkin in the US in 2025, making it the 1634th most popular boy name.
- When was Linkin most popular?
- Linkin peaked in 2018, when 191 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,059 in 2018.
- How many people are named Linkin?
- 2,187 babies have been named Linkin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,172 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
- Where is Linkin most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Linkin was most common in Utah, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.