Boys' name · peaked in 2017
Lincoln name popularity since 1925
104,998 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Lincoln (2.0% girls, 98.0% boys). Half of them were born in 2017 or earlier, so the typical Lincoln is about 9 years old in 2026. Lincoln peaked in 2017 as the #41 name for boys, and it ranked #69 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 104,998
- Named Lincoln, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #69
- for boys in 2025 (4,703 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.0% boys
- 2,050 girls · 102,948 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 3.83× its national share
Peak year is the year Lincoln made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Lincoln births per year, 1925–2025
2017 was the biggest year for Lincoln both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1964 and 1969, Lincoln's share of baby boys fell by 42%, from 1 in 9,860 to 1 in 17,000.
- Fastest rise: Between 2004 and 2009, it became 4.9× more common, from 1 in 4,810 baby boys to 1 in 986.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Lincoln's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Lincoln.
Decade by decade
Babies named Lincoln in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 648 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 852 | #696 |
| 1940s | 0 | 845 | #644 |
| 1950s | 0 | 818 | #796 |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,260 | #656 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,318 | #679 |
| 1980s | 16 | 1,158 | #828 |
| 1990s | 52 | 1,693 | #777 |
| 2000s | 110 | 8,804 | #495 |
| 2010s | 1,174 | 52,017 | #66 |
| 2020–25 | 698 | 33,535 | #69 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
76.6% of babies named Lincoln from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Lincoln is most popular
The index compares Lincoln's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Lincoln.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 3.83× | 3,272 |
| Idaho | 2.71× | 1,080 |
| South Dakota | 2.20× | 704 |
| Nevada | 2.08× | 744 |
| Alaska | 2.04× | 304 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Lincoln's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Lincoln.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Lincoln (2017).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data