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Lincoln name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Lincoln ranks #69 in male records (4,703 reported) and #2,396 in female records (75 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Lincoln becoming more popular?

Lincoln's reported male count increased by 123 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #73 to #69. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Lincoln in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for LincolnFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.8,2020201620252016: 164 female records2017: 241 female records2018: 165 female records2019: 185 female records2020: 183 female records2021: 148 female records2022: 126 female records2023: 89 female records2024: 77 female records2025: 75 female records2016: 7,129 male records2017: 8,202 male records2018: 7,408 male records2019: 7,473 male records2020: 7,061 male records2021: 6,700 male records2022: 5,625 male records2023: 4,866 male records2024: 4,580 male records2025: 4,703 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025752,3964,70369
2024772,3774,58073
2023892,1524,86664
20221261,6725,62554
20211481,4556,70045
20201831,2437,06140
20191851,2567,47341
20181651,3687,40841
20172411,0668,20241
20161641,4167,12951

Questions about Lincoln’s popularity

How common is Lincoln in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Lincoln ranks #69 in male records (4,703 reported) and #2,396 in female records (75 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Lincoln?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Lincoln only.

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