Lincoln
#2,387 for girls in 2025, 75 births · #69 for boys in 2025, 4,703 births
Given to boys 98.1% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2020 · 7,061 births
- Debut · boys
- 10 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 13 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 104,918since 1880
Lincoln over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,387 | 75 | #69 | 4,703 |
| 2024 | #2,362 | 77 | #73 | 4,580 |
| 2023 | #2,142 | 89 | #64 | 4,866 |
| 2022 | #1,670 | 126 | #54 | 5,625 |
| 2021 | #1,450 | 148 | #45 | 6,700 |
| 2020 | #1,241 | 183 | #40 | 7,061 |
| 2019 | #1,255 | 185 | #41 | 7,473 |
| 2018 | #1,367 | 165 | #41 | 7,408 |
| 2017 | #1,065 | 241 | #41 | 8,202 |
| 2016 | #1,412 | 164 | #51 | 7,129 |
| 2015 | #1,454 | 158 | #66 | 6,001 |
| 2014 | #1,665 | 127 | #87 | 4,824 |
| 2013 | #2,804 | 61 | #95 | 4,039 |
| 2012 | #4,296 | 34 | #132 | 2,912 |
| 2011 | #5,543 | 24 | #179 | 2,158 |
| 2010 | #7,880 | 15 | #199 | 1,871 |
| 2009 | #6,317 | 21 | #189 | 2,012 |
| 2008 | #6,130 | 22 | #211 | 1,818 |
| 2007 | #9,007 | 13 | #224 | 1,655 |
| 2006 | #11,417 | 9 | #301 | 1,109 |
| 2005 | #10,128 | 10 | #495 | 502 |
| 2004 | #9,892 | 10 | #555 | 413 |
| 2003 | #13,844 | 6 | #548 | 410 |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | #610 | 329 |
| 2001 | #12,056 | 7 | #616 | 309 |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 | #710 | 247 |
| 1999 | — | #748 | 214 | |
| 1998 | — | #878 | 165 | |
| 1997 | #10,836 | 7 | #886 | 156 |
| 1996 | — | #897 | 149 | |
| 1995 | #8,766 | 9 | #776 | 191 |
| 1994 | #11,778 | 6 | #770 | 187 |
| 1993 | #7,038 | 12 | #794 | 178 |
| 1992 | #11,738 | 6 | #841 | 157 |
| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 | #838 | 153 |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #855 | 143 |
| 1989 | — | #916 | 123 | |
| 1988 | #10,386 | 6 | #858 | 122 |
| 1987 | — | #836 | 124 | |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #995 | 86 |
| 1985 | #10,677 | 5 | #823 | 117 |
| 1984 | — | #733 | 141 | |
| 1983 | — | #824 | 112 | |
| 1982 | — | #809 | 119 | |
| 1981 | — | #804 | 119 | |
| 1980 | — | #911 | 95 | |
| 1979 | — | #882 | 98 | |
| 1978 | — | #880 | 95 | |
| 1977 | — | #695 | 149 | |
| 1976 | — | #666 | 151 | |
| 1975 | — | #678 | 147 | |
| 1974 | — | #774 | 108 | |
| 1973 | — | #783 | 103 | |
| 1972 | — | #678 | 140 | |
| 1971 | — | #618 | 181 | |
| 1970 | — | #685 | 146 | |
| 1969 | — | #762 | 105 | |
| 1968 | — | #861 | 71 | |
| 1967 | — | #742 | 98 | |
| 1966 | — | #686 | 116 | |
| 1965 | — | #656 | 128 | |
| 1964 | — | #554 | 202 | |
| 1963 | — | #567 | 193 | |
| 1962 | — | #647 | 143 | |
| 1961 | — | #699 | 119 | |
| 1960 | — | #825 | 85 | |
| 1959 | — | #854 | 79 | |
| 1958 | — | #889 | 72 | |
| 1957 | — | #762 | 97 | |
| 1956 | — | #880 | 72 | |
| 1955 | — | #792 | 85 | |
| 1954 | — | #892 | 68 | |
| 1953 | — | #762 | 87 | |
| 1952 | — | #721 | 95 | |
| 1951 | — | #806 | 76 | |
| 1950 | — | #736 | 87 | |
| 1949 | — | #722 | 90 | |
| 1948 | — | #789 | 75 | |
| 1947 | — | #707 | 94 | |
| 1946 | — | #767 | 75 | |
| 1945 | — | #640 | 89 | |
| 1944 | — | #712 | 76 | |
| 1943 | — | #668 | 92 | |
| 1942 | — | #652 | 96 | |
| 1941 | — | #648 | 88 | |
| 1940 | — | #729 | 70 | |
| 1939 | — | #671 | 78 | |
| 1938 | — | #694 | 76 | |
| 1937 | — | #691 | 75 | |
| 1936 | — | #698 | 72 | |
| 1935 | — | #693 | 76 | |
| 1934 | — | #623 | 92 | |
| 1933 | — | #610 | 91 | |
| 1932 | — | #600 | 96 | |
| 1931 | — | #560 | 110 | |
| 1930 | — | #672 | 86 | |
| 1929 | — | #602 | 101 | |
| 1928 | — | #529 | 130 | |
| 1927 | — | #536 | 131 | |
| 1926 | — | #506 | 144 | |
| 1925 | — | #511 | 142 | |
| 1924 | — | #494 | 156 | |
| 1923 | — | #529 | 133 | |
| 1922 | — | #620 | 108 | |
| 1921 | — | #576 | 120 | |
| 1920 | — | #523 | 137 | |
| 1919 | — | #555 | 117 | |
| 1918 | — | #534 | 128 | |
| 1917 | — | #509 | 127 | |
| 1916 | — | #499 | 130 | |
| 1915 | — | #513 | 118 | |
| 1914 | — | #478 | 103 | |
| 1913 | — | #545 | 63 | |
| 1912 | — | #574 | 49 | |
| 1911 | — | #506 | 34 | |
| 1910 | — | #456 | 36 | |
| 1909 | — | #436 | 33 | |
| 1908 | — | #566 | 20 | |
| 1907 | — | #735 | 13 | |
| 1906 | — | #547 | 18 | |
| 1905 | — | #525 | 19 | |
| 1904 | — | #587 | 15 | |
| 1903 | — | #696 | 11 | |
| 1902 | — | #521 | 17 | |
| 1901 | — | #683 | 10 | |
| 1900 | — | #534 | 20 | |
| 1899 | — | #521 | 14 | |
| 1898 | — | #804 | 8 | |
| 1897 | — | #556 | 14 | |
| 1896 | — | #592 | 13 | |
| 1895 | — | #368 | 26 | |
| 1894 | — | #668 | 10 | |
| 1893 | — | #615 | 11 | |
| 1892 | — | #480 | 17 | |
| 1891 | — | #456 | 15 | |
| 1890 | — | #533 | 13 | |
| 1889 | — | #498 | 14 | |
| 1888 | — | #505 | 15 | |
| 1887 | — | #679 | 8 | |
| 1886 | — | #845 | 6 | |
| 1885 | — | #577 | 11 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | #527 | 12 | |
| 1882 | — | #514 | 13 | |
| 1881 | — | #866 | 5 | |
| 1880 | — | #600 | 10 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Lincoln was already there! It came in at #600, and was given to 10 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1884, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Lincoln is popular in 2008
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#28 · 1 in 161
- Idaho#66 · 1 in 242
- South Dakota#70 · 1 in 219
- Iowa#95 · 1 in 343
- Minnesota#108 · 1 in 474
Best ever in a state: #2 in South Dakota, 2014.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #28 | 147 | 1 in 161 |
| Idaho | #66 | 38 | 1 in 242 |
| South Dakota | #70 | 19 | 1 in 219 |
| Iowa | #95 | 48 | 1 in 343 |
| Minnesota | #108 | 63 | 1 in 474 |
| Alaska | #114 | 10 | 1 in 351 |
| Michigan | #124 | 87 | 1 in 591 |
| North Dakota | #126 | 9 | 1 in 388 |
| Ohio | #130 | 110 | 1 in 586 |
| Kentucky | #133 | 43 | 1 in 549 |
| Oregon | #136 | 37 | 1 in 544 |
| Missouri | #139 | 56 | 1 in 616 |
| Wisconsin | #142 | 48 | 1 in 612 |
| New Hampshire | #146 | 9 | 1 in 586 |
| Wyoming | #148 | 5 | 1 in 425 |
| West Virginia | #149 | 14 | 1 in 619 |
| Washington | #155 | 58 | 1 in 642 |
| Indiana | #161 | 56 | 1 in 684 |
| Maine | #173 | 7 | 1 in 729 |
| Massachusetts | #179 | 32 | 1 in 1,001 |
| Delaware | #188 | 5 | 1 in 790 |
| Kansas | #188 | 23 | 1 in 735 |
| District of Columbia | #190 | 6 | 1 in 706 |
| Colorado | #191 | 37 | 1 in 802 |
| Hawaii | #191 | 7 | 1 in 715 |
| Connecticut | #194 | 16 | 1 in 1,010 |
| Montana | #194 | 7 | 1 in 603 |
| Arizona | #198 | 54 | 1 in 804 |
| Oklahoma | #209 | 23 | 1 in 932 |
| Pennsylvania | #209 | 55 | 1 in 1,161 |
| Illinois | #220 | 64 | 1 in 1,168 |
| Nebraska | #228 | 11 | 1 in 940 |
| Nevada | #244 | 14 | 1 in 1,078 |
| North Carolina | #245 | 45 | 1 in 1,238 |
| Tennessee | #247 | 30 | 1 in 1,257 |
| California | #282 | 154 | 1 in 1,650 |
| South Carolina | #286 | 16 | 1 in 1,438 |
| Maryland | #300 | 18 | 1 in 1,661 |
| New Mexico | #301 | 8 | 1 in 1,395 |
| Texas | #301 | 113 | 1 in 1,674 |
| Virginia | #307 | 24 | 1 in 1,791 |
| Florida | #310 | 54 | 1 in 1,861 |
| New York | #332 | 53 | 1 in 2,059 |
| Georgia | #347 | 32 | 1 in 1,912 |
| Alabama | #386 | 12 | 1 in 2,092 |
| Arkansas | #402 | 7 | 1 in 2,173 |
| Louisiana | #445 | 11 | 1 in 2,286 |
| New Jersey | #462 | 14 | 1 in 3,256 |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Lincoln
- 4 spots since 2024 (#73 → #69)
- 29 spots since 2020 (#40 → #69)
- 3 spots since 2015 (#66 → #69)
- Biggest jump: 352 spots in 1882 (#866 → #514)
- Biggest drop: 268 spots in 1886 (#577 → #845)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2020 at #40 (7,061 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 13 yrs · run 2013–2025
- Top 1,000: 145 yrs · run 1885–2025
- Highest: 1 in 226 boys born in 2017 were named Lincoln (0.44%)
- Latest: 1 in 363 boys born in 2025 (0.28%)
- Its best rank, #40 in 2020, was only 1 in 244 (0.41%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 49.6% of all boys named Lincoln (52,017) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 94 | #498 (1889) | #623 |
| 1890s | 141 | #368 (1895) | #559 |
| 1900s | 176 | #436 (1909) | #583 |
| 1910s | 905 | #456 (1910) | #517 |
| 1920s | 1,302 | #494 (1924) | #543 |
| 1930s | 852 | #560 (1931) | #651 |
| 1940s | 845 | #640 (1945) | #703 |
| 1950s | 818 | #721 (1952) | #809 |
| 1960s | 1,260 | #554 (1964) | #700 |
| 1970s | 1,318 | #618 (1971) | #734 |
| 1980s | 1,158 | #733 (1984) | #851 |
| 1990s | 1,693 | #748 (1999) | #828 |
| 2000s | 8,804 | #189 (2009) | #446 |
| 2010s | 52,017 | #41 (2017) | #93 |
| 2020s | 33,535 | #40 (2020) | #58 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Lincoln in 2008
Top girls' names in 2008
Top boys' names in 2008
More about 2008
girls
1,890,938 girls got a published name in 2008; 1 in 85,952 of them was named Lincoln, which outranked 70.1% of the 20,482 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,955Yuriana23
- #5,955Zana23
- #5,955Zianna23
- #6,130Lincoln22
- #6,130Aaniya22
- #6,130Adalynne22
- #6,130Adanna22
- #6,350Aadya21
- #6,350Aayushi21
- #6,350Abi21
Tied with 219 names at #6,130; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,040,150 boys got a published name in 2008; 1 in 1,122 of them was named Lincoln, which outranked 98.6% of the 14,625 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.