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) 407 100,181
Peak Year 1942 2017
Peak Year Births 19 8,201
Peak Decade 1940ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Linville Lincoln
1880ss — 94
1890ss — 141
1900ss — 176
1910ss 28 905
1920ss 97 1,302
1930ss 73 852
1940ss 109 845
1950ss 66 818
1960ss 23 1,260
1970ss 6 1,318
1980ss 5 1,157
1990ss — 1,693
2000ss — 8,803
2010ss — 52,010
2020ss — 28,807

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Linville 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, 1916–1980.

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