Lincoln

Given to 106,968 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −33% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#2387
recorded as girls
#69
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
4,778
girls 75 · boys 4,703
Peak year
2017
8,202 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
106,968
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Lincoln was most popular in 2017, when 8,202 babies recorded as boys got the name (4.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 4,703 babies were named Lincoln, ranking #69 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 33%.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2017 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Lincoln was most popular in 2017, when 8,202 babies recorded as boys got the name (4.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 4,703 babies were named Lincoln, ranking #69 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 33%.01.252.53.7551880192019602000Peak 2017

Lincoln was most popular in 2017, when 8,202 babies recorded as boys got the name (4.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 4,703 babies were named Lincoln, ranking #69 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 33%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 75 2387 4,703 69
2024 77 2362 4,580 73
2023 89 2142 4,866 64
2022 126 1670 5,625 54
2021 148 1450 6,700 45
2020 183 1241 7,061 40
2019 185 1255 7,473 41
2018 165 1367 7,408 41
2017 241 1065 8,202 41
2016 164 1412 7,129 51
2015 158 1454 6,001 66
2014 127 1665 4,824 87
2013 61 2804 4,039 95
2012 34 4296 2,912 132
2011 24 5543 2,158 179
2010 15 7880 1,871 199
2009 21 6317 2,012 189
2008 22 6130 1,818 211
2007 13 9007 1,655 224
2006 9 11417 1,109 301
2005 10 10128 502 495
2004 10 9892 413 555
2003 6 13844 410 548
2002 5 15432 329 610
2001 7 12056 309 616
2000 7 11801 247 710
1999 <5 — 214 748
1998 <5 — 165 878
1997 7 10836 156 886
1996 <5 — 149 897
1995 9 8766 191 776
1994 6 11778 187 770
1993 12 7038 178 794
1992 6 11738 157 841
1991 7 10271 153 838
1990 5 12958 143 855
1989 <5 — 123 916
1988 6 10386 122 858
1987 <5 — 124 836
1986 5 10912 86 995
1985 5 10677 117 823
1984 <5 — 141 733
1983 <5 — 112 824
1982 <5 — 119 809
1981 <5 — 119 804
1980 <5 — 95 911
1979 <5 — 98 882
1978 <5 — 95 880
1977 <5 — 149 695
1976 <5 — 151 666
1975 <5 — 147 678
1974 <5 — 108 774
1973 <5 — 103 783
1972 <5 — 140 678
1971 <5 — 181 618
1970 <5 — 146 685
1969 <5 — 105 762
1968 <5 — 71 861
1967 <5 — 98 742
1966 <5 — 116 686
1965 <5 — 128 656
1964 <5 — 202 554
1963 <5 — 193 567
1962 <5 — 143 647
1961 <5 — 119 699
1960 <5 — 85 825
1959 <5 — 79 854
1958 <5 — 72 889
1957 <5 — 97 762
1956 <5 — 72 880
1955 <5 — 85 792
1954 <5 — 68 892
1953 <5 — 87 762
1952 <5 — 95 721
1951 <5 — 76 806
1950 <5 — 87 736
1949 <5 — 90 722
1948 <5 — 75 789
1947 <5 — 94 707
1946 <5 — 75 767
1945 <5 — 89 640
1944 <5 — 76 712
1943 <5 — 92 668
1942 <5 — 96 652
1941 <5 — 88 648
1940 <5 — 70 729
1939 <5 — 78 671
1938 <5 — 76 694
1937 <5 — 75 691
1936 <5 — 72 698
1935 <5 — 76 693
1934 <5 — 92 623
1933 <5 — 91 610
1932 <5 — 96 600
1931 <5 — 110 560
1930 <5 — 86 672
1929 <5 — 101 602
1928 <5 — 130 529
1927 <5 — 131 536
1926 <5 — 144 506
1925 <5 — 142 511
1924 <5 — 156 494
1923 <5 — 133 529
1922 <5 — 108 620
1921 <5 — 120 576
1920 <5 — 137 523
1919 <5 — 117 555
1918 <5 — 128 534
1917 <5 — 127 509
1916 <5 — 130 499
1915 <5 — 118 513
1914 <5 — 103 478
1913 <5 — 63 545
1912 <5 — 49 574
1911 <5 — 34 506
1910 <5 — 36 456
1909 <5 — 33 436
1908 <5 — 20 566
1907 <5 — 13 735
1906 <5 — 18 547
1905 <5 — 19 525
1904 <5 — 15 587
1903 <5 — 11 696
1902 <5 — 17 521
1901 <5 — 10 683
1900 <5 — 20 534
1899 <5 — 14 521
1898 <5 — 8 804
1897 <5 — 14 556
1896 <5 — 13 592
1895 <5 — 26 368
1894 <5 — 10 668
1893 <5 — 11 615
1892 <5 — 17 480
1891 <5 — 15 456
1890 <5 — 13 533
1889 <5 — 14 498
1888 <5 — 15 505
1887 <5 — 8 679
1886 <5 — 6 845
1885 <5 — 11 577
1884 <5 — <5 —
1883 <5 — 12 527
1882 <5 — 13 514
1881 <5 — 5 866
1880 <5 — 10 600

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Other spellings

Lyncoln · 651 Linkoln · 607

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Where Lincoln is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 2% · boys 98% across all years