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Link

Link holds the #1571 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 108 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #1142 in 2020 to #1571 today. Its strongest year on record was 1893 (#907 nationally, 6 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1893. The name's biggest fan base is in Utah (#561 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1571
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#907
in 1893 (1890s)
Babies in 2025
108
boys named Link

Link popularity, 1880–2025

0.003%0.006%0.009%0.013%18801900192019401960198020002020#907 in 1893
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1893

Where Link is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025NH—Washington: #999 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)WA#999Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025MI—New York: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025IN—Ohio: #1015 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)OH#1015Pennsylvania: #1231 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)PA#1231New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025CT—California: #1508 (11 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1508Utah: #561 (7 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)UT#561Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025WV—Virginia: #971 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)VA#971Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025AL—Georgia: #1350 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)GA#1350Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025HI—Texas: #1760 (9 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1760Florida: fewer than 5 boys named Link in 2025FL—
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Utah (#561), Virginia (#971), Washington (#999)

Uniqueness score

62/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Link in the most recent year of SSA data.

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