Linkoln Boy
How popular is Linkoln?
#5,606 boy name in 2025
16 baby boys were named Linkoln in the US in 2025, making it the 5606th most popular boy name.
Linkoln popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #5,606 for boys (▼ 1288 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 16 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-70% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,385 in 2015, #3,073 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2017 (65 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,108 in 2017 |
| First recorded | 2003 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Linkoln counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Lincoln family of names ranked #77 for boys in 2025 (#82 the year before), with 4,726 babies in all.
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 Linkoln is most popular
Babies named Linkoln per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Linkoln by decade
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Questions
- Is Linkoln a boy or girl name?
- Linkoln is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Linkoln were boys.
- How popular is the name Linkoln?
- 16 baby boys were named Linkoln in the US in 2025, making it the 5606th most popular boy name.
- When was Linkoln most popular?
- Linkoln peaked in 2017, when 65 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,108 in 2017.
- How many people are named Linkoln?
- 607 babies have been named Linkoln in the US since 1880. We estimate about 603 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
- Where is Linkoln most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Linkoln was most common in Ohio, at 0.0 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.