Lincoln
Boy nameLincoln has been given to 106,968 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2017 and currently ranks #69 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈlɪŋ.kən/
Inherited from Middle English Lincolne, from Old English Lincolle, Lindcolen, Lindcylene, from Latin Lindum Colōnia (“the Roman settlement Lindum Colonia”), from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn (“pool”), from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”), in reference to the Brayford. In the United States, many of the places established since 1865 are named after Abraham Lincoln.
Origin: surnames
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
106,968
Peak year
2017 (8,443 babies)
Rank in 2025
#69 for boys
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -22%
Gender split
2% girls / 98% boys
Famous people named Lincoln
Wilbur Scoville
American pharmacist (1865–1942)
Lincoln Ellsworth
American explorer (1880–1951)
Lincoln Chafee
American politician and former United States Senator from Rhode Island
Lincoln
Brazilian footballer (born 1979)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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