Lincoln is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #69 in 2025.
Lincoln is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #69 among boys (4,703) and #2,396 among girls (75) — overall #115 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,778 | 4,778 | #2,396 | #69 |
| 2024 | 4,657 | 4,657 | #2,377 | #73 |
| 2023 | 4,955 | 4,955 | #2,152 | #64 |
| 2022 | 5,751 | 5,751 | #1,672 | #54 |
| 2021 | 6,848 | 6,848 | #1,455 | #45 |
| 2020 | 7,244 | 7,244 | #1,243 | #40 |
| 2019 | 7,658 | 7,658 | #1,256 | #41 |
| 2018 | 7,573 | 7,573 | #1,368 | #41 |
| 2017 | 8,443 | 8,443 | #1,066 | #41 |
| 2016 | 7,293 | 7,293 | #1,416 | #51 |
| 2015 | 6,159 | 6,165 | #1,459 | #66 |
| 2014 | 4,951 | 4,951 | #1,668 | #87 |
| 2013 | 4,100 | 4,100 | #2,826 | #95 |
| 2012 | 2,946 | 2,946 | #4,346 | #132 |
| 2011 | 2,182 | 2,182 | #5,651 | #179 |
| 2010 | 1,886 | 1,886 | #8,129 | #199 |
| 2009 | 2,033 | 2,033 | #6,456 | #189 |
| 2008 | 1,840 | 1,840 | #6,271 | #211 |
| 2007 | 1,668 | 1,668 | #9,326 | #224 |
| 2006 | 1,118 | 1,118 | #12,012 | #301 |
| 2005 | 512 | 512 | #10,608 | #495 |
| 2004 | 423 | 423 | #10,372 | #555 |
| 2003 | 416 | 416 | #14,970 | #549 |
| 2002 | 334 | 334 | #17,030 | #610 |
| 2001 | 316 | 316 | #12,872 | #616 |
| 2000 | 254 | 254 | #12,579 | #711 |
| 1999 | 214 | 214 | — | #748 |
| 1998 | 165 | 165 | — | #883 |
| 1997 | 163 | — | #11,537 | #889 |
| 1996 | 149 | — | — | #899 |
| 1995 | 200 | — | #9,210 | #777 |
| 1994 | 193 | — | #12,715 | #771 |
| 1993 | 190 | — | #7,300 | #794 |
| 1992 | 163 | — | #12,662 | #841 |
| 1991 | 160 | — | #10,965 | #840 |
| 1990 | 148 | — | #14,255 | #856 |
| 1989 | 123 | — | — | #918 |
| 1988 | 128 | — | #11,167 | #861 |
| 1987 | 124 | — | — | #842 |
| 1986 | 91 | — | #11,976 | #1,000 |
| 1985 | 122 | — | #11,685 | #828 |
| 1984 | 141 | — | — | #734 |
| 1983 | 112 | — | — | #824 |
| 1982 | 119 | — | — | #811 |
| 1981 | 119 | — | — | #806 |
| 1980 | 95 | — | — | #916 |
| 1979 | 98 | — | — | #886 |
| 1978 | 95 | — | — | #885 |
| 1977 | 149 | — | — | #696 |
| 1976 | 151 | — | — | #668 |
| 1975 | 147 | — | — | #679 |
| 1974 | 108 | — | — | #775 |
| 1973 | 103 | — | — | #785 |
| 1972 | 140 | — | — | #680 |
| 1971 | 181 | — | — | #618 |
| 1970 | 146 | — | — | #687 |
| 1969 | 105 | — | — | #765 |
| 1968 | 71 | — | — | #863 |
| 1967 | 98 | — | — | #747 |
| 1966 | 116 | — | — | #689 |
| 1965 | 128 | — | — | #656 |
| 1964 | 202 | — | — | #557 |
| 1963 | 193 | — | — | #568 |
| 1962 | 143 | — | — | #648 |
| 1961 | 119 | — | — | #702 |
| 1960 | 85 | — | — | #829 |
| 1959 | 79 | — | — | #857 |
| 1958 | 72 | — | — | #891 |
| 1957 | 97 | — | — | #763 |
| 1956 | 72 | — | — | #885 |
| 1955 | 85 | — | — | #796 |
| 1954 | 68 | — | — | #899 |
| 1953 | 87 | — | — | #762 |
| 1952 | 95 | — | — | #723 |
| 1951 | 76 | — | — | #808 |
| 1950 | 87 | — | — | #739 |
| 1949 | 90 | — | — | #725 |
| 1948 | 75 | — | — | #791 |
| 1947 | 94 | — | — | #710 |
| 1946 | 75 | — | — | #771 |
| 1945 | 89 | — | — | #644 |
| 1944 | 76 | — | — | #713 |
| 1943 | 92 | — | — | #671 |
| 1942 | 96 | — | — | #658 |
| 1941 | 88 | — | — | #650 |
| 1940 | 70 | — | — | #733 |
| 1939 | 78 | — | — | #673 |
| 1938 | 76 | — | — | #697 |
| 1937 | 75 | — | — | #693 |
| 1936 | 72 | — | — | #706 |
| 1935 | 76 | — | — | #696 |
| 1934 | 92 | — | — | #628 |
| 1933 | 91 | — | — | #611 |
| 1932 | 96 | — | — | #603 |
| 1931 | 110 | — | — | #561 |
| 1930 | 86 | — | — | #674 |
| 1929 | 101 | — | — | #602 |
| 1928 | 130 | — | — | #531 |
| 1927 | 131 | — | — | #539 |
| 1926 | 144 | — | — | #506 |
| 1925 | 142 | — | — | #512 |
| 1924 | 156 | — | — | #494 |
| 1923 | 133 | — | — | #529 |
| 1922 | 108 | — | — | #622 |
| 1921 | 120 | — | — | #579 |
| 1920 | 137 | — | — | #523 |
| 1919 | 117 | — | — | #555 |
| 1918 | 128 | — | — | #534 |
| 1917 | 127 | — | — | #511 |
| 1916 | 130 | — | — | #499 |
| 1915 | 118 | — | — | #513 |
| 1914 | 103 | — | — | #479 |
| 1913 | 63 | — | — | #548 |
| 1912 | 49 | — | — | #576 |
| 1911 | 34 | — | — | #511 |
| 1910 | 36 | — | — | #459 |
| 1909 | 33 | — | — | #443 |
| 1908 | 20 | — | — | #571 |
| 1907 | 13 | — | — | #763 |
| 1906 | 18 | — | — | #558 |
| 1905 | 19 | — | — | #539 |
| 1904 | 15 | — | — | #602 |
| 1903 | 11 | — | — | #721 |
| 1902 | 17 | — | — | #531 |
| 1901 | 10 | — | — | #709 |
| 1900 | 20 | — | — | #545 |
| 1899 | 14 | — | — | #534 |
| 1898 | 8 | — | — | #852 |
| 1897 | 14 | — | — | #570 |
| 1896 | 13 | — | — | #614 |
| 1895 | 26 | — | — | #375 |
| 1894 | 10 | — | — | #704 |
| 1893 | 11 | — | — | #636 |
| 1892 | 17 | — | — | #489 |
| 1891 | 15 | — | — | #463 |
| 1890 | 13 | — | — | #553 |
| 1889 | 14 | — | — | #513 |
| 1888 | 15 | — | — | #515 |
| 1887 | 8 | — | — | #717 |
| 1886 | 6 | — | — | #915 |
| 1885 | 11 | — | — | #589 |
| 1883 | 12 | — | — | #545 |
| 1882 | 13 | — | — | #528 |
| 1881 | 5 | — | — | #954 |
| 1880 | 10 | — | — | #620 |