How Many People Are Named Lincoln?
people named Lincoln are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,361 people in the US has this name
Based on 106,968 babies named Lincoln in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
8,443 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was originally from the name of a city in England, derived from Brythonic lindo "lake, pool" and Latin colonia "colony". This name is usually given in honour of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), president of the United States during the American Civil War.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Lincoln, 2% were girls and 98% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Lincoln alive today is about 10 years old, and 95% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 12 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Lincoln first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2017, to 8,443 babies. In 2025, 4,778 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Lincoln never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #40, in 2020, and it was in the top 100 for 13 years, 2013 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #69.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #69 |
| Best rank | #40 (2020) |
| Years in the top 100 | 13 (2013 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #73 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Lincoln alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lincoln were born in Texas than in any other state: about 7,228 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Lincoln was given 2.8 times as often in South Dakota, 2.6 times in Utah and 2.5 times in Wyoming.
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