Boys' name · since 2003
Linken
Linken has 469 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,195 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,047 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 469
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
469 babies have been named Linken since 2003, making it today's #7047 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Linken recorded 469 times among boys since 2003, holding rank #7047 nationally today, ahead of 49% 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 2003 to 2025.
- #8,195 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,047 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 469 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Linken ranks #8,195 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,047 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 469 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,195 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,047 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 469
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Linken's 469 recorded births place it above 81.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
How Linken compares
469 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Linken's all-time total is 27% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Linken | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 469 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Linken's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Linken splits its recorded history at 2015: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Linken popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Linken by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (285 births, 61% of the file).
2010s was Linken's strongest decade.
285 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Linken births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 77
2000s
77 births
- 2010s
2010s
285 births
- 2020s 107
2020s
107 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 285 births (61% of all-time use).
Linken by state
Where Linken concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 469 births nationwide.
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What to do with Linken's data
- Linken's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (285 total births) through the 2020s (107) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Utah records the most Linkens (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Linken: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~22 yrs)
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, 2003–2025 (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 Linken 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.