Linn vs Lincoln

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

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Linn

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Name B

Lincoln

Boy name · Rank #73

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Metric Linn Lincoln
Current Rank Unranked #73
Total Births (all years) 1,450 104,918
Peak Year 1947 2017
Peak Year Births 50 8,202
Peak Decade 1940s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1882 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Linn Lincoln
1880s 11 94
1890s 16 141
1900s 6 176
1910s 92 905
1920s 157 1,302
1930s 152 852
1940s 361 845
1950s 339 818
1960s 180 1,260
1970s 89 1,318
1980s 47 1,158
1990s - 1,693
2000s - 8,804
2010s - 52,017
2020s - 33,535

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Linn Lincoln
2014 - 4,824
2015 - 6,001
2016 - 7,129
2017 - 8,202
2018 - 7,408
2019 - 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, 1882–1989.

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