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

Boy name

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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) 1,450 100,181
Peak Year 1947 2017
Peak Year Births 50 8,201
Peak Decade 1940ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1882 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Linn Lincoln
1880ss 11 94
1890ss 16 141
1900ss 6 176
1910ss 92 905
1920ss 157 1,302
1930ss 152 852
1940ss 361 845
1950ss 339 818
1960ss 180 1,260
1970ss 89 1,318
1980ss 47 1,157
1990ss — 1,693
2000ss — 8,803
2010ss — 52,010
2020ss — 28,807

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Linn Lincoln
2014 — 4,824
2015 — 6,001
2016 — 7,127
2017 — 8,201
2018 — 7,406
2019 — 7,471
2020 — 7,058
2021 — 6,695
2022 — 5,624
2023 — 4,863
2024 — 4,567

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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