Link vs Lincoln

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

Name A

Link

Boy name · Rank #1419

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Name B

Lincoln

Boy name · Rank #73

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Metric Link Lincoln
Current Rank #1419 #73
Total Births (all years) 2,689 104,918
Peak Year 2022 2017
Peak Year Births 204 8,202
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1893 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Link Lincoln
1880s - 94
1890s 6 141
1900s 5 176
1910s 55 905
1920s 49 1,302
1930s 18 852
1940s 40 845
1950s 73 818
1960s 153 1,260
1970s 138 1,318
1980s 35 1,158
1990s 33 1,693
2000s 157 8,804
2010s 1,011 52,017
2020s 916 33,535

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Link Lincoln
2014 95 4,824
2015 134 6,001
2016 146 7,129
2017 135 8,202
2018 158 7,408
2019 151 7,473
2020 171 7,061
2021 156 6,700
2022 204 5,625
2023 147 4,866
2024 130 4,580
2025 108 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, 1893–2025.

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