Boys' name · since 2006

Linkon

Linkon has 305 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#10,483 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#8,063 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
305
born since 2006
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Linkon is the #8063 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 305 recorded since 2006.

Linkon has 305 recorded births among boys since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8063 as of the latest data, more common than 42% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.

  • #10,483 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #8,063 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 305 born since 2006
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Linkon ranks #10,483 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,063 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 305 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.

#10,483 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#8,063 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
305
born since 2006
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%42.1%
Linkon vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Linkon's 305 recorded births place it above 76.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

How Linkon compares

305 46th percentile among 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

Linkon's all-time total is 17% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Linkon Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 305 369 358,536
Peak-year births 26 34 22,252

Linkon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Linkon splits its recorded history at 2016: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2023 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Linkon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
26
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
51015202530 20062009201220152018202120242025 10

Linkon by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (178 births, 58% of the file).

2010s was Linkon's strongest decade.

178 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.

Linkon births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 178 births (58% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Linkon?
Since 2006, Social Security records show 305 babies named Linkon. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #10,483 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #8,063 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2018, with 26 births.
Where does Linkon sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Linkon ranks #10,483 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,063 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 Linkon most popular?
Linkon was most popular in the 2010s decade with 178 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Linkon been used?
Linkon has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 20 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Linkon?
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 Linkon's data

  • Linkon's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (178 total births) through the 2020s (82) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

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 Linkon: 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, 2006–2025 (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 Linkon 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.