Link

Given to 2,689 US babies since 1893

▼ Falling −17% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#1571

recorded as boys

153 since 2024

Babies in 2025

108

boys 108

Peak year

2022

204 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

2,689

since 1893

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

Recorded as boys

Link was most popular in 2022, when 204 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.12 per 1,000). In 2025, 108 babies were named Link, ranking #1571 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 17%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	108	1571
2024	<5	—	130	1418
2023	<5	—	147	1300
2022	<5	—	204	1073
2021	<5	—	156	1230
2020	<5	—	171	1142
2019	<5	—	151	1244
2018	<5	—	158	1195
2017	<5	—	135	1332
2016	<5	—	146	1254
2015	<5	—	134	1317
2014	<5	—	95	1627
2013	<5	—	73	1915
2012	<5	—	52	2415
2011	<5	—	36	3114
2010	<5	—	31	3453
2009	<5	—	28	3721
2008	<5	—	31	3486
2007	<5	—	28	3687
2006	<5	—	21	4370
2005	<5	—	7	9115
2004	<5	—	15	5246
2003	<5	—	13	5558
2002	<5	—	8	7643
2001	<5	—	6	9243
2000	<5	—	<5	—
1999	<5	—	<5	—
1998	<5	—	5	9631
1997	<5	—	5	9265
1996	<5	—	<5	—
1995	<5	—	<5	—
1994	<5	—	7	6968
1993	<5	—	5	8700
1992	<5	—	6	7422
1991	<5	—	5	8236
1990	<5	—	<5	—
1989	<5	—	5	7905
1988	<5	—	5	7270
1987	<5	—	<5	—
1986	<5	—	7	5332
1985	<5	—	<5	—
1984	<5	—	<5	—
1983	<5	—	<5	—
1982	<5	—	5	6385
1981	<5	—	8	4509
1980	<5	—	5	6250
1979	<5	—	6	5355
1978	<5	—	11	3400
1977	<5	—	11	3386
1976	<5	—	9	3724
1975	<5	—	15	2637
1974	<5	—	12	2946
1973	<5	—	13	2716
1972	<5	—	17	2243
1971	<5	—	20	2052
1970	<5	—	24	1794
1969	<5	—	10	2861
1968	<5	—	5	4136
1967	<5	—	7	3231
1966	<5	—	18	1814
1965	<5	—	11	2476
1964	<5	—	38	1263
1963	<5	—	29	1455
1962	<5	—	13	2279
1961	<5	—	16	2070
1960	<5	—	6	3665
1959	<5	—	11	2530
1958	<5	—	9	2818
1957	<5	—	11	2494
1956	<5	—	5	3942
1955	<5	—	5	3886
1954	<5	—	9	2743
1953	<5	—	7	3143
1952	<5	—	11	2376
1951	<5	—	<5	—
1950	<5	—	5	3681
1949	<5	—	15	1941
1948	<5	—	<5	—
1947	<5	—	<5	—
1946	<5	—	8	2690
1945	<5	—	7	2743
1944	<5	—	<5	—
1943	<5	—	<5	—
1942	<5	—	5	3560
1941	<5	—	5	3505
1940	<5	—	<5	—
1939	<5	—	<5	—
1938	<5	—	<5	—
1937	<5	—	6	3175
1936	<5	—	<5	—
1935	<5	—	<5	—
1934	<5	—	<5	—
1933	<5	—	<5	—
1932	<5	—	<5	—
1931	<5	—	6	3390
1930	<5	—	6	3592
1929	<5	—	<5	—
1928	<5	—	7	3357
1927	<5	—	9	2912
1926	<5	—	5	4201
1925	<5	—	7	3408
1924	<5	—	8	3260
1923	<5	—	<5	—
1922	<5	—	<5	—
1921	<5	—	7	3517
1920	<5	—	6	3815
1919	<5	—	7	3391
1918	<5	—	<5	—
1917	<5	—	8	2956
1916	<5	—	7	3177
1915	<5	—	7	3082
1914	<5	—	8	2457
1913	<5	—	5	2821
1912	<5	—	7	2045
1911	<5	—	6	1537
1910	<5	—	<5	—
1909	<5	—	5	1440
1908	<5	—	<5	—
1907	<5	—	<5	—
1906	<5	—	<5	—
1905	<5	—	<5	—
1904	<5	—	<5	—
1903	<5	—	<5	—
1902	<5	—	<5	—
1901	<5	—	<5	—
1900	<5	—	<5	—
1899	<5	—	<5	—
1898	<5	—	<5	—
1897	<5	—	<5	—
1896	<5	—	<5	—
1895	<5	—	<5	—
1894	<5	—	<5	—
1893	<5	—	6	907