Linville vs Lincoln

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

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Linville

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Name B

Lincoln

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Metric Linville Lincoln
Current Rank Unranked #73
Total Births (all years) 407 104,918
Peak Year 1942 2017
Peak Year Births 19 8,202
Peak Decade 1940s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Linville Lincoln
1880s - 94
1890s - 141
1900s - 176
1910s 28 905
1920s 97 1,302
1930s 73 852
1940s 109 845
1950s 66 818
1960s 23 1,260
1970s 6 1,318
1980s 5 1,158
1990s - 1,693
2000s - 8,804
2010s - 52,017
2020s - 33,535

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Linville 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, 1916–1980.

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