Unisex name · since 2007
Linkyn
Linkyn has 300 recorded births since 2007 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,580 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,269 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 300
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Linkyn currently ranks #10269 among unisex names in America, with 300 babies recorded since 2007.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Linkyn has been recorded 300 times among boys since 2007, currently ranked #10269 nationally and more common than 26% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- #10,580 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,269 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 300 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Linkyn ranks #10,580 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,269 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 300 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,580 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,269 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 300
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Linkyn's 300 recorded births place it above 76.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Linkyn compares
300 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
Linkyn's all-time total is 19% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Linkyn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 300 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Linkyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Linkyn splits its recorded history at 2017: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2010 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Linkyn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Linkyn popularity over time - girls
94 total births recorded since 2013 (Linkyn as girls' name)
Linkyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (182 births, 61% of the file).
2010s was Linkyn's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Linkyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
182 births
- 2020s
2020s
99 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 182 births (61% of all-time use).
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- Linkyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (182 total births) through the 2020s (99) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Linkyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~18 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, 2007–2025 (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 Linkyn 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.