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) 2,360 104,918
Peak Year 1922 2017
Peak Year Births 50 8,202
Peak Decade 1940s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1883 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Linton Lincoln
1880s 33 94
1890s 28 141
1900s 36 176
1910s 231 905
1920s 358 1,302
1930s 301 852
1940s 365 845
1950s 308 818
1960s 212 1,260
1970s 153 1,318
1980s 141 1,158
1990s 79 1,693
2000s 48 8,804
2010s 56 52,017
2020s 11 33,535

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Linton Lincoln
2014 - 4,824
2015 6 6,001
2016 6 7,129
2017 8 8,202
2018 - 7,408
2019 8 7,473
2020 5 7,061
2021 - 6,700
2022 - 5,625
2023 6 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, 1883–2023.

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