Linford vs Lincoln

Side-by-side comparison of Linford and Lincoln - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Linford

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Name B

Lincoln

Boy name · Rank #73

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Metric Linford Lincoln
Current Rank Unranked #73
Total Births (all years) 779 104,918
Peak Year 1921 2017
Peak Year Births 20 8,202
Peak Decade 1920s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1896 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Linford Lincoln
1880s - 94
1890s 5 141
1900s - 176
1910s 83 905
1920s 144 1,302
1930s 121 852
1940s 114 845
1950s 100 818
1960s 73 1,260
1970s 32 1,318
1980s 37 1,158
1990s 23 1,693
2000s 30 8,804
2010s 17 52,017
2020s - 33,535

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Linford Lincoln
2014 - 4,824
2015 - 6,001
2016 - 7,129
2017 - 8,202
2018 - 7,408
2019 5 7,473
2020 - 7,061
2021 - 6,700
2022 - 5,625
2023 - 4,866
2024 - 4,580
2025 - 4,703

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1896–2019.

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