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Linkin

Linkin holds the #1634 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 103 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #1297 in 2020 to #1634 today. Its strongest year on record was 2018 (#1059 nationally, 191 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 2001. The name's biggest fan base is in Utah (#621 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1634
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1059
in 2018 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
103
boys named Linkin

Linkin popularity, 1880–2025

0.003%0.006%0.009%0.011%18801900192019401960198020002020#1059 in 2018
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2018

Where Linkin is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025ND—Minnesota: #718 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MN#718Wisconsin: #785 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)WI#785Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025MI—New York: #1760 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#1760Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025IN—Ohio: #1111 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)OH#1111Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025CT—California: #2471 (5 boys, 0.00% of boys born 2025)CA#2471Utah: #621 (6 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)UT#621Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025HI—Texas: #1652 (10 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1652Florida: fewer than 5 boys named Linkin in 2025FL—
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Utah (#621), Minnesota (#718), Wisconsin (#785)

Uniqueness score

63/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

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

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