Boys' name · since 2007
Lynk
Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 125 babies named Lynk, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,965 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,270 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 125
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
125 babies have been named Lynk since 2007, making it today's #10270 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Lynk recorded 125 times among boys since 2007, holding rank #10270 nationally today, ahead of 26% 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 2007 to 2025.
- #15,965 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,270 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 125 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynk ranks #15,965 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,270 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 125 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,965 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,270 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 125
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lynk's 125 recorded births place it above 64.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Lynk compares
125 29th 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
Lynk's all-time total is 66% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lynk | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 125 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lynk's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lynk's full recorded timeline at 2018, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lynk popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Lynk by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (58 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Lynk's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Lynk births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
- 2010s
2010s
58 births
- 2020s
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 58 births (46% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lynk's data
- Lynk's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (58 total births) through the 2020s (53) -- 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 Lynk: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
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 Lynk 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.