Lincoln
From the English city, whose name joins the Brittonic lindo, pool, with Latin colonia, settlement. Its American use honours Abraham Lincoln.
Lincoln in 2025
Lincoln was given to 4,778 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 115th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 694 babies born.
The history of Lincoln
Lincoln reached its highest point in 2017, when 8,443 babies were given the name, ranking 53rd that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 106,968 babies have been named Lincoln. Half of them were born before 2017, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Lincoln by decade
| Decade | Babies named Lincoln | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 94 | 1,030 |
| 1890s | 141 | 964 |
| 1900s | 176 | 1,125 |
| 1910s | 905 | 1,025 |
| 1920s | 1,302 | 1,073 |
| 1930s | 852 | 1,167 |
| 1940s | 845 | 1,379 |
| 1950s | 818 | 1,635 |
| 1960s | 1,260 | 1,262 |
| 1970s | 1,318 | 1,387 |
| 1980s | 1,174 | 1,701 |
| 1990s | 1,745 | 1,672 |
| 2000s | 8,914 | 348 |
| 2010s | 53,191 | 53 |
| 2020s | 34,233 | 56 |
Where Lincoln is heading
Lincoln has fallen 22% over the past decade, from 6,159 babies in 2015 to 4,778 in 2025.
Names like Lincoln
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Lincoln.