Girl & boy name
Lincoln
Lincoln holds the #69 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 4,703 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #40 in 2020 to #69 today. Its strongest year on record was 2020 (#40 nationally, 7,061 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Ohio (#12 there in 2025).
Rankings
Lincoln popularity, 1880–2025
Where Lincoln is most popular
Uniqueness score
You'll meet plenty of them — a true chart-topper. Based on how many babies per birth were named Lincoln in the most recent year of SSA data.
Lincoln as a girl name
As of 2025, Lincoln ranks #2387 among American girls' names, according to Social Security records. 75 girls received the name that year. Popularity is fading: #1241 five years ago, #2387 now. SSA records for Lincoln go back to 1985; the peak came in 2017 at #1065, with 241 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in Iowa, where it ranks #565 among girl names.