Names / Boy names
Lincoln
Current rank
#69
and easing
All-time peak
#40
in 2020
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
106,900
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #40 in 2020 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a boys' name, Lincoln first appears in 1880. It currently ranks #69 and is slowly cooling. It topped out in 2020 at #40. More than 106,900 children have been given the name overall.