Linton vs Lincoln

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

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Linton

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Lincoln

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Metric Linton Lincoln
Current Rank Unranked #73
Total Births (all years) 2,360 100,181
Peak Year 1922 2017
Peak Year Births 50 8,201
Peak Decade 1940ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1883 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Linton Lincoln
1880ss 33 94
1890ss 28 141
1900ss 36 176
1910ss 231 905
1920ss 358 1,302
1930ss 301 852
1940ss 365 845
1950ss 308 818
1960ss 212 1,260
1970ss 153 1,318
1980ss 141 1,157
1990ss 79 1,693
2000ss 48 8,803
2010ss 56 52,010
2020ss 11 28,807

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Linton Lincoln
2014 — 4,824
2015 6 6,001
2016 6 7,127
2017 8 8,201
2018 — 7,406
2019 8 7,471
2020 5 7,058
2021 — 6,695
2022 — 5,624
2023 6 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, 1883–2023.

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