Boys' name · since 1893

Link

Since 1893, U.S. Social Security records show 2,689 babies named Link, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#2,736 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,573 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,689
born since 1893
2010s
peak decade

Link currently ranks #1573 among boys' names in America, with 2,689 babies recorded since 1893.

Social Security Administration records show Link recorded 2,689 times among boys since 1893, holding rank #1573 nationally today, ahead of 89% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 2025.

  • #2,736 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #1,573 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 2,689 born since 1893
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Link ranks #2,736 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,573 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,689 born since 1893, peaking in the 2010s.

#2,736 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,573 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,689
born since 1893
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%88.7%
Link vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Link's 2,689 recorded births place it above 93.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

28 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Link compares

2,689 Top 19% higher than 81% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Link's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Link Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 2,689 369 358,536
Peak-year births 204 34 22,252

Link's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Link splits its recorded history at 1971: 84% of all births land in the more recent half, 16% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1909 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 204 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Link popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
204
Annual births at peak, across 133 years of records
050100150200250 189319241949196219741991200720192025 108

Link by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (1,011 births, 38% of the file).

2010s was Link's strongest decade.

1,011 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Link births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,011 births (38% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Link compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Link's total volume

Link vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -56, 7.9%-111, 5.5%-52, 5.4%-50, 4.9%-63, 3.1%-69, 4%-53, 7.6%-77, 2.8%-109, 7.3%-146, 3.3%-51, 6.9%-53, 5%-113, 5.8%-33, 7.6%-28, 6.4%Link-133, 7.6%Link
Link vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Link by state

Where Link concentrates geographically, total births since 1893

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Link
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
175 6.5%
#2 Texas
145 5.4%
#3 Ohio
93 3.5%
#4 Florida
88 3.3%
#5 Utah
63 2.3%
#6 Pennsylvania
62 2.3%
#7 Michigan
47 1.7%
#8 Missouri
43 1.6%
California share of Link's total US births 6.5%
Even split

175 of 2,689 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.

Link appears in 28 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Link? ▼
2,689 babies have been named Link since 1893. All-time, it sits at #2,736 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #1,573 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 204 births.
Where does Link sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Link ranks #2,736 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,573 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Link most popular? ▼
Link was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,011 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Link most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Link are California (175 births), Texas (145 births), Ohio (93 births).
How long has the name Link been used? ▼
Records for Link go back to 1893, giving 133 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Link? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lincoln, Linwood, Lindsey, Linus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Link's data

  • Link's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,011 total births) through the 2020s (916) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Links (175 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Link

Nearby Names Like Link

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Link

Lincoln Boy
#69 104,918 births
Linwood Boy
12,776 births
Lindsey Boy
7,735 births
Linus Boy
#1909 5,342 births
Lindsay Boy
5,136 births

Compare Link side by side: Link vs Lincoln Link vs Linwood Link vs Lindsey

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Link

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6,678 births · Peak 2014
Gerson #1574
4,323 births · Peak 2008
Everette #1571
11,090 births · Peak 1919
Lucky #1575
3,624 births · Peak 2025
Kamdyn #1570
3,798 births · Peak 2016
Neel #1576
3,392 births · Peak 2009
Kacen #1569
1,675 births · Peak 2019
Emeric #1577
691 births · Peak 2025

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Link: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1893–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Link draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.