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Lincoln is a given name of English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (2% of births). There have been 102,155 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 100,181 as boys and 1,974 as girls. Lincoln gained popularity in the 2000s, peaked in 2017 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #682 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 4,644
2023 4,952
2022 5,750
2021 6,843
2020 7,241
2019 7,656
2018 7,571
2017 8,441
2016 7,291
2015 6,159
2014 4,951
2013 4,100
2012 2,946
2011 2,182
2010 1,886
2009 2,033
2008 1,839
2007 1,668
2006 1,118
2005 512
2004 423
2003 416
2002 334
2001 316
2000 254
1999 214
1998 165
1997 163
1996 149
1995 200
1994 193
1993 190
1992 163
1991 160
1990 148
1989 122
1988 128
1987 124
1986 91
1985 122
1984 141
1983 112
1982 119
1981 119
1980 95
1979 98
1978 95
1977 149
1976 151
1975 147
1974 108
1973 103
1972 140
1971 181
1970 146
1969 105
1968 71
1967 98
1966 116
1965 128
1964 202
1963 193
1962 143
1961 119
1960 85
1959 79
1958 72
1957 97
1956 72
1955 85
1954 68
1953 87
1952 95
1951 76
1950 87
1949 90
1948 75
1947 94
1946 75
1945 89
1944 76
1943 92
1942 96
1941 88
1940 70
1939 78
1938 76
1937 75
1936 72
1935 76
1934 92
1933 91
1932 96
1931 110
1930 86
1929 101
1928 130
1927 131
1926 144
1925 142
1924 156
1923 133
1922 108
1921 120
1920 137
1919 117
1918 128
1917 127
1916 130
1915 118
1914 103
1913 63
1912 49
1911 34
1910 36
1909 33
1908 20
1907 13
1906 18
1905 19
1904 15
1903 11
1902 17
1901 10
1900 20
1899 14
1898 8
1897 14
1896 13
1895 26
1894 10
1893 11
1892 17
1891 15
1890 13
1889 14
1888 15
1887 8
1886 6
1885 11
1883 12
1882 13
1881 5
1880 10